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Screening of the BRCA1 gene in Brazilian patients with breast and/or ovarian cancer via high-resolution melting reaction analysis.
Familial cancer - 1 Apr 2016
de Oliveira Eneida Santos, Soares Bárbara Luisa, Lemos Sara, Rosa Reginaldo Cruz Alves, Rodrigues Angélica Nogueira, Barbosa Leandro Augusto, de Oliveira Lopes Débora, dos Santos Luciana Lara
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to evaluate the profile of BRCA1 mutations among cancer-affected Brazilian women from the Midwest region of Minas Gerais state with clearly defined risk factors for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) syndrome. In this Brazilian region, the first Center for Hereditary Cancer Control began operation in 2011, and 90% of patients receive assistance from the public health service....
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