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Peripheral blood BRCA1 methylation profiling to predict familial ovarian cancer.
Journal of gynecologic oncology - 1 Mar 2021
Jung Yuyeon, Hur Sooyoung, Liu JingJing, Lee Sanha, Kang Byung Soo, Kim Myungshin, Choi Youn Jin
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Familial cancer appears at a young age and its incidence is increasing. About 12% of familial ovarian cancer cases are associated with BRCA1/2 mutations (BRCAm). In this study, we investigated BRCA1 methylation may predict ovarian cancer in those with a family history of cancer (FHC) but without BRCA1/2 mutations (BRCAwt). METHODS: Using peripheral blood DNA from 55 subjects without a history of cancer...
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