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Recent Advances in Genetic Testing and Clinical Management of Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) in India.
Cancer medicine - 1 Jul 2026
Sherigar Prathika, Kedlaya Herga Srikrishna, Pai Ananth, Mailankody Sharada, Udupa Karthik S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) syndromes, responsible for 5%-10% of all breast and ovarian cancers in the general population, are largely associated with pathogenic variants of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. Yet, the role of other cancer susceptibility genes highlights the genetic etiology of HBOC as complex, thus requiring thorough investigation beyond these main mutations, highlighting a...
Topics
- Humans
- Female
- India
- Genetic Testing
- Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetic Counseling
- Mutation
- Disease Management
- Ovarian Neoplasms
