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HRProfiler Detects Homologous Recombination Deficiency in Breast and Ovarian Cancers Using Whole-Genome and Whole-Exome Sequencing Data.
Cancer research - 2 Jul 2025
Abbasi Ammal, Steele Christopher D, Bergstrom Erik N, Khandekar Azhar, Farswan Akanksha, McKay Rana R, Pillay Nischalan, Alexandrov Ludmil B
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Breast and ovarian cancers harboring homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) are sensitive to PARP inhibitors and platinum chemotherapy. Conventionally, detecting HRD involves screening for defects in BRCA1, BRCA2, and other relevant genes. Recent analyses have shown that HRD cancers exhibit characteristic mutational signatures due to the activities of HRD-associated mutational processes. At least three machine...
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