Mutations in exon 11 (11.1 and 11.2) of the BRCA1 gene and risk factors for breast cancer in Burkina Faso

• Main Authors: Isabelle T. Kiendrebeogo (Author), Abdou A. Zoure (Author), Fabienne I. Zongo (Author), Abdoul K. Ouattara (Author), Marie N.L. Ouedraogo (Author), Jospin Amegnona (Author), Albert T. Yonli (Author), Bagora Bayala (Author), Nayi Zongo (Author), Aboubacar H. Bambara (Author), Alexis Y. Sawadogo (Author), Theodora M. Zohoncon (Author), Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah (Author), Jacques Simpore (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: AOSIS, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Breast cancer is the leading cause of death among women in both developed and developing countries. It is multifactorial, including genetic predispositions such as oncogenic mutations on BRCA1 and 2 genes. The objectives of the present study were to identify oncogenic mutations in exon 11 of the BRC...