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Comprehensive analysis of BRCA1 and BRCA2 germline mutations in a large cohort of 5931 Chinese women with breast cancer.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Aug 2016
Zhang Juan, Sun Jie, Chen Jiuan, Yao Lu, Ouyang Tao, Li Jinfeng, Wang Tianfeng, Fan Zhaoqing, Fan Tie, Lin Benyao, Xie Yuntao
Abstract excerpt
We determined the prevalence and characteristics of BRCA1/2 germline mutations in a large cohort of Chinese women with breast cancer. A total of 5931 unselected Chinese women with breast cancer were enrolled in this study and underwent testing for BRCA1/2 mutations. Of these, 543 patients were familial breast cancer, 1033 were early-onset disease (≤40 years) without family history of breast cancer, and 4355 were...
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