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Identification of germline alterations in breast cancer predisposition genes among Malaysian breast cancer patients using panel testing.
Clinical genetics - 1 Oct 2016
Ng P S, Wen W X, Fadlullah M Z H, Yoon S Y, Lee S Y, Thong M K, Yip C H, Mohd Taib N A, Teo S H
Abstract excerpt
Although an association between protein-truncating variants and breast cancer risk has been established for 11 genes, only alterations in BRCA1, BRCA2, TP53 and PALB2 have been reported in Asian populations. Given that the age of onset of breast cancer is lower in Asians, it is estimated that inherited predisposition to breast cancer may be more significant. To determine the potential utility of panel testing, we...
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