Article
Germline molecular data in hereditary breast cancer in Brazil: Lessons from a large single-center analysis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2021
Sandoval Renata Lazari, Leite Ana Carolina Rathsam, Barbalho Daniel Meirelles, Assad Daniele Xavier, Barroso Romualdo, Polidorio Natalia, Dos Anjos Carlos Henrique, de Miranda Andréa Discaciati, Ferreira Ana Carolina Salles de Mendonça, Fernandes Gustavo Dos Santos, Achatz Maria Isabel
Abstract excerpt
Brazil is the largest country in South America and the most genetically heterogeneous. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of germline pathogenic variants (PVs) in Brazilian patients with breast cancer (BC) who underwent genetic counseling and genetic testing at a tertiary Oncology Center. We performed a retrospective analysis of the medical records of Brazilian patients with BC referred...
Topics
- BRCA1 Protein
- BRCA2 Protein
- Brazil
- Breast Neoplasms
- Checkpoint Kinase 2
- Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group N Protein
- Female
- Genetic Counseling
- Genetic Markers
