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Evaluation of a Four-Gene Panel for Hereditary Cancer Risk Assessment.
Genes - 13 Apr 2022
Secondino Angela, Starnone Flavio, Veneruso Iolanda, Di Tella Maria Antonietta, Conato Serena, De Angelis Carmine, De Placido Sabino, D'Argenio Valeria
Abstract excerpt
BRCA1/2 are tumor suppressor genes involved in DNA double-strand break repair. They are the most penetrant genes for hereditary breast and ovarian cancers, but pathogenic variants in these two genes can be identified only in a fraction of hereditary cases. Following the diffusion of BRCA molecular testing and the availability of specific therapeutic strategies for the management of pathogenic variant carriers,...
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