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Germline and Somatic mutations in postmenopausal breast cancer patients.
Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) - 1 Jan 2000
Nagy Tauana Rodrigues, Maistro Simone, Encinas Giselly, Katayama Maria Lucia Hirata, Pereira Glaucia Fernanda de Lima, Gaburo-Júnior Nelson, Franco Lucas Augusto Moyses, Gouvêa Ana Carolina Ribeiro Chaves de, Diz Maria Del Pilar Estevez, Leite Luiz Antonio Senna, Folgueira Maria Aparecida Azevedo Koike
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: In breast cancer (BC) patients, the frequency of germline BRCA mutations (gBRCA) may vary according to the ethnic background, age, and family history of cancer. Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha (PIK3CA) is the second most common somatic mutated gene in BC; however, the association of mutations in both genes with cancer has not been thoroughly investigated. Thus,...
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