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Potential prognostic role of somatic mutations in a set of cancer susceptibility genes in ovarian carcinoma: A follow-up multicentric study from Pakistan.
Cancer biomarkers : section A of Disease markers - 1 Jan 2023
Masood Atika, Sarfaraz Rahat, Zaki Saima, Shami Amira, Khaliq Saba, Naseem Nadia
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BACKGROUND: Genetic mutations, peritoneal metastasis and frequent development of chemoresistance worsen the prognosis of ovarian carcinoma. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study is to determine mutations in cancer susceptibility genes in relation with chemotherapy response. METHODS: In this follow up descriptive study, 47 consenting female patients diagnosed with surface epithelial ovarian cancer were observed...
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