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Detection of Germline Mutation in Hereditary Breast and/or Ovarian Cancers by Next-Generation Sequencing on a Four-Gene Panel.
The Journal of molecular diagnostics : JMD - 1 Jul 2016
Kwong Ava, Shin Vivian Y, Au Chun H, Law Fian B F, Ho Dona N, Ip Bui K, Wong Anthony T C, Lau Silvia S, To Rene M Y, Choy Gigi, Ford James M, Ma Edmond S K, Chan Tsun L
Abstract excerpt
Mutation in BRCA1/BRCA2 genes accounts for 20% of familial breast cancers, 5% to 10% of which may be due to other less penetrant genes which are still incompletely studied. Herein, a four-gene panel was used to examine the prevalence of BRCA1, BRCA2, TP53, and PTEN in hereditary breast and ovarian cancers in Southern Chinese population. In this cohort, 948 high-risk breast and/or ovarian patients were recruited...
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