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The frequency of cancer predisposition gene mutations in hereditary breast and ovarian cancer patients in Taiwan: From BRCA1/2 to multi-gene panels.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Sung Pi-Lin, Wen Kuo-Chang, Chen Yi-Jen, Chao Ta-Chung, Tsai Yi-Fang, Tseng Ling-Ming, Qiu Jian-Tai Timothy, Chao Kuan-Chong, Wu Hua-Hsi, Chuang Chi-Mu, Wang Peng-Hui, Huang Chi-Ying F
Abstract excerpt
An important role of genetic factors in the development of breast cancer (BC) or ovarian cancer (OC) in Taiwanese (ethnic Chinese) patients has been suggested. However, other than germline BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations, which are related to hereditary breast-ovarian cancer (HBOC), cancer-predisposition genes have not been well studied in this population. The aim of the present study was to more accurately summarize...
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