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Clinicopathological characteristics of gene-positive breast cancer in the United Arab Emirates.
Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 Oct 2020
Altinoz Ajda, Al Ameri Mouza, Qureshi Warda, Boush Noura, Nair Satish Chandrasekhar, Abdel-Aziz Ahmed
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INTRODUCTION: Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This is the first study to provide data on predisposition of breast cancer susceptibility genes with associated clinical and pathological aspects in the UAE. MATERIAL & METHODS: A retrospective chart review for breast cancer patients undergoing genetic testing from 2016 to 2018. According to National Comprehensive Cancer...
Topics
- Adult
- Arabs
- Breast Neoplasms
- Female
- Genes, BRCA1
- Genes, BRCA2
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetic Testing
- Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome
- Humans
- Middle Aged
