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A BRCA1 Splice Site Variant Responsible for Familial Ovarian Cancer in a Han-Chinese Family.
Current medical science - 1 Jun 2022
Hu Peng-Zhi, Chen Xiang-Yu, Xiong Wei, Yang Zhi-Jian, Li Xiao-Rong, Deng Wen-Zhi, Gong Li-Na, Deng Hao, Yuan La-Mei
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Ovarian cancer (OC) is one of the most common and most lethal gynecological malignancies. OC has an age-dependent incidence and occurs more commonly in females older than 50 years old. Most OC patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage and have a poor prognosis. Germline mutations in the BRCA1 DNA repair associated gene (BRCA1) and the BRCA2 DNA repair associated gene (BRCA2) account for 20%-25% of...
Topics
- Adenocarcinoma
- BRCA1 Protein
- Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial
- China
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Ovarian Neoplasms
