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Germline mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 in epithelial ovarian cancer patients in Brazil
1 Dec 2016
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Approximately 8-15% epithelial ovarian cancer patients are BRCA1 or BRCA2 germline mutation carriers. Brazilian inhabitants may have peculiar genetic characteristics associated with ethnic diversity, and studies focusing on the entire BRCA1/BRCA2 gene sequencing in Brazilian ovarian cancer patients are still lacking. The aim of this study was to evaluate BRCA1/2 mutations, through entire gene...
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