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Prevalence and spectrum of BRCA germline variants in mainland Chinese familial breast and ovarian cancer patients.
Oncotarget - 23 Feb 2016
Kim Yeong C, Zhao Linli, Zhang Hanwen, Huang Ye, Cui Jian, Xiao Fengxia, Downs Bradley, Wang San Ming
Abstract excerpt
Germline mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 are the most penetrating genetic predispositions for breast and ovarian cancer, and their presence is largely ethnic-specific. Comprehensive information about the prevalence and spectrum of BRCA mutations has been collected in European and North American populations. However, similar information is lacking in other populations, including the mainland Chinese population...
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