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Hereditary cancer variants and homologous recombination deficiency in biliary tract cancer.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Feb 2023
Okawa Yuki, Iwasaki Yusuke, Johnson Todd A, Ebata Nobutaka, Inai Chihiro, Endo Mikiko, Maejima Kazuhiro, Sasagawa Shota, Fujita Masashi, Matsuda Koichi, Murakami Yoshinori, Nakamura Toru, Hirano Satoshi, Momozawa Yukihide, Nakagawa Hidewaki
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The heritability and actionability of variants in homologous recombination-related genes in biliary tract cancers (BTCs) are uncertain. Although associations between BTC and BRCA germline variants have been reported, homologous recombination deficiency has not been investigated in BTCs. METHODS: We sequenced germline variants in 27 cancer-predisposing genes in 1,292 BTC cases and 37,583...
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