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BRCA1 and BRCA2 mRNA-expression prove to be of clinical impact in ovarian cancer.
British journal of cancer - 1 Sept 2018
Tsibulak Irina, Wieser Verena, Degasper Christine, Shivalingaiah Giridhar, Wenzel Sören, Sprung Susanne, Lax Sigurd F, Marth Christian, Fiegl Heidelinde, Zeimet Alain G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 are associated with better survival in ovarian cancer (OC) patients due to a better response to platinum-based chemotherapy. However, the impact of the BRCA1/2 mRNA-expression is not well characterized in OC. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We investigated BRCA1/2 mRNA-expression in 12 non-neoplastic fallopian tubes and 201 epithelial OCs in relation to their clinical...
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