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Simultaneous detection of BRCA mutations and large genomic rearrangements in germline DNA and FFPE tumor samples.
Oncotarget - 20 Sept 2016
Enyedi Márton Zsolt, Jaksa Gábor, Pintér Lajos, Sükösd Farkas, Gyuris Zoltán, Hajdu Adrienn, Határvölgyi Erika, Priskin Katalin, Haracska Lajos
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The development of breast and ovarian cancer is strongly connected to the inactivation of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes by different germline and somatic alterations, and their diagnosis has great significance in targeted tumor therapy, since recently approved PARP inhibitors show high efficiency in the treatment of BRCA-deficient tumors. This raises the need for new diagnostic methods that are capable of performing...
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