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BRCA1/2 reversion mutations in a pan-cancer cohort.
Cancer science - 1 Feb 2024
Nakamura Kohei, Hayashi Hideyuki, Kawano Ryutaro, Ishikawa Marin, Aimono Eriko, Mizuno Takaaki, Kuroda Hajime, Kojima Yasuyuki, Niikura Naoki, Kawanishi Aya, Takeshita Kei, Suzuki Shinsuke, Ueno Shinichi, Okuwaki Kosuke, Sasaki Jiichiro, Yamaguchi Masatoshi, Masuda Kenta, Chiyoda Tatsuyuki, Yamagami Wataru, Okada Chihiro, Nohara Sachio, Tanishima Shigeki, Nishihara Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Tumor sensitivity to platinum (Pt)-based chemotherapy and poly(adenosine diphosphate ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors is increased by homologous recombination deficiency-causing mutations; in particular, reversion mutations cause drug resistance by restoring protein function. Treatment response is predicted by breast cancer susceptibility gene 1/2 (BRCA1/2) mutations; however, BRCA1/2 reversion mutations have...
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