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The yield of full BRCA1/2 genotyping in Israeli high-risk breast/ovarian cancer patients who do not carry the predominant mutations.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Nov 2018
Barnes-Kedar Inbal, Bernstein-Molho Rinat, Ginzach Nava, Hartmajer Shulamit, Shapira Tamar, Magal Nurit, Kalis Marina Lifshitc, Peretz Tamar, Shohat Mordechai, Basel-Salmon Lina, Friedman Eitan, Bazak Lily, Goldberg Yael
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PURPOSE: BRCA1 and BRCA2 genotyping results have clinical implications for cancer risk assessment and targeted therapy. Current practice in Israel is to genotype for the predominant BRCA1/2 mutations first, followed by full gene analysis in eligible mutation-negative individuals. This work assessed the rate of non-predominant mutations in BRCA1/2 in ethnically diverse high-risk cases. METHODS: Breast and/or...
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