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Mutation screening of germline TP53 mutations in high-risk Chinese breast cancer patients.
BMC cancer - 2 Nov 2020
Kwong Ava, Shin Vivian Yvonne, Ho Cecilia Y S, Au Chun Hang, Slavin Thomas P, Weitzel Jeffrey N, Chan Tsun-Leung, Ma Edmond S K
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BACKGROUND: Germline TP53 mutations are associated with Li-Fraumeni syndrome, a severe and rare hereditary cancer syndrome. Despite the rarity of germline TP53 mutations, the clinical implication for mutation carriers and their families is significant. The risk management of TP53 germline mutation carriers is more stringent than BRCA carriers, and radiotherapy should be avoided when possible. METHODS: TP53 gene...
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