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Mutational spectrum in breast cancer associated BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes in Colombia.
Colombia medica (Cali, Colombia) - 30 Jun 2017
Briceño-Balcázar Ignacio, Gómez-Gutiérrez Alberto, Díaz-Dussán Natalia Andrea, Noguera-Santamaría María Claudia, Díaz-Rincón Diego, Casas-Gómez María Consuelo
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INTRODUCTION: The risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer is higher in families that carry mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes, and timely mutation detection is critical. OBJECTIVE: To identify the presence of mutations in the Colombian population and evaluate two testing strategies. METHODS: From a total universe of 853 individual blood samples referred for BRCA1 and BRCA2 typing, 256 cases were analyzed by...
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