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Pilot study of gene mutations associated with Lynch syndrome in Slovak patients with breast cancer.
Klinicka onkologie : casopis Ceske a Slovenske onkologicke spolecnosti - 1 Jan 2023
Krasničanová L, Saade R, Priščáková P, Gbelcová H, Kaľavská K, Karaba M, Benca J, Mego M, Repiská V
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BACKGROUND: Lynch syndrome (LS) is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder which causes an increased risk of cancer, especially colorectal and endometrial carcinomas. Recent studies have shown an association between LS and breast cancer as well. The aim of our study is to highlight the possible presence of mutations in genes associated with LS in patients with breast cancer and the need to include the...
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