Article
Targeted massively parallel sequencing of a panel of putative breast cancer susceptibility genes in a large cohort of multiple-case breast and ovarian cancer families.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Jan 2016
Li Jun, Meeks Huong, Feng Bing-Jian, Healey Sue, Thorne Heather, Makunin Igor, Ellis Jonathan, Campbell Ian, Southey Melissa, Mitchell Gillian, Clouston David, Kirk Judy, Goldgar David, Chenevix-Trench Georgia
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Gene panel testing for breast cancer susceptibility has become relatively cheap and accessible. However, the breast cancer risks associated with mutations in many genes included in these panels are unknown. METHODS: We performed custom-designed targeted sequencing covering the coding exons of 17 known and putative breast cancer susceptibility genes in 660 non-BRCA1/2 women with familial breast...
Topics
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- Computational Biology
- Exons
- Female
- Genes, BRCA1
- Genes, BRCA2
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetic Testing
