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BRCA1 and BRCA2 truncating mutations and variants of unknown significance in Egyptian female breast cancer patients.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Jan 2021
AbdelHamid Sherihan G, Zekri Abdel-Rahman N, AbdelAziz Hany M, El-Mesallamy Hala O
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BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among women worldwide and the leading cause of cancer death in economically developing countries. We sought to study the contribution of BRCA1/2 mutations to the burden of breast cancer in Egypt. PATIENTS AND METHODS: 103 Egyptian female breast cancer patients, unselected for age of onset or family history, were included in the study. Mutational screening of...
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