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Breast cancer patients suggestive of Li-Fraumeni syndrome: mutational spectrum, candidate genes, and unexplained heredity.
Breast cancer research : BCR - 7 Aug 2018
Penkert Judith, Schmidt Gunnar, Hofmann Winfried, Schubert Stephanie, Schieck Maximilian, Auber Bernd, Ripperger Tim, Hackmann Karl, Sturm Marc, Prokisch Holger, Hille-Betz Ursula, Mark Dorothea, Illig Thomas, Schlegelberger Brigitte, Steinemann Doris
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is the most prevalent tumor entity in Li-Fraumeni syndrome. Up to 80% of individuals with a Li-Fraumeni-like phenotype do not harbor detectable causative germline TP53 variants. Yet, no systematic panel analyses for a wide range of cancer predisposition genes have been conducted on cohorts of women with breast cancer fulfilling Li-Fraumeni(-like) clinical diagnostic criteria. METHODS: To...
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