Article
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with BRCA1 or RAD51C methylated versus mutated ovarian carcinoma.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Feb 2018
Bernards Sarah S, Pennington Kathryn P, Harrell Maria I, Agnew Kathy J, Garcia Rochelle L, Norquist Barbara M, Swisher Elizabeth M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: In ovarian carcinoma, mutations in homologous recombination DNA repair (HRR) genes, including BRCA1 and RAD51C, are associated with increased survival and specific clinical features. Promoter hypermethylation is another mechanism of reducing gene expression. We assessed whether BRCA1 and RAD51C promoter hypermethylation is associated with similar survival and clinical characteristics. METHODS: Promoter...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
