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Somatic mutations in breast and serous ovarian cancer young patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) - 1 Jan 2000
Encinas Giselly, Maistro Simone, Pasini Fátima Solange, Katayama Maria Lucia Hirata, Brentani Maria Mitzi, Bock Geertruida Hendrika de, Folgueira Maria Aparecida Azevedo Koike
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OBJECTIVE: our aim was to evaluate whether somatic mutations in five genes were associated with an early age at presentation of breast cancer (BC) or serous ovarian cancer (SOC). METHODS: COSMIC database was searched for the five most frequent somatic mutations in BC and SOC. A systematic review of PubMed was performed. Young age for BC and SOC patients was set at ≤ 35 and ≤ 40 years, respectively. Age groups...
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