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BRCA Mutations in Prostate Cancer: Assessment, Implications and Treatment Considerations.
International journal of molecular sciences - 23 Nov 2021
Shah Sidrah, Rachmat Rachelle, Enyioma Synthia, Ghose Aruni, Revythis Antonios, Boussios Stergios
Abstract excerpt
Prostate cancer ranks fifth in cancer-related mortality in men worldwide. DNA damage is implicated in cancer and DNA damage response (DDR) pathways are in place against this to maintain genomic stability. Impaired DDR pathways play a role in prostate carcinogenesis and germline or somatic mutations in DDR genes have been found in both primary and metastatic prostate cancer. Among these, BRCA mutations have been...
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