Germline variants in DNA repair genes associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome: analysis of a 21 gene panel in the Brazilian population

• Main Authors: Simone da Costa e Silva Carvalho (Author), Nathalia Moreno Cury (Author), Danielle Barbosa Brotto (Author), Luiza Ferreira de Araujo (Author), Reginaldo Cruz Alves Rosa (Author), Lorena Alves Texeira (Author), Jessica Rodrigues Plaça (Author), Adriana Aparecida Marques (Author), Kamila Chagas Peronni (Author), Patricia de Cássia Ruy (Author), Greice Andreotti Molfetta (Author), Julio Cesar Moriguti (Author), Dirce Maria Carraro (Author), Edenir Inêz Palmero (Author), Patricia Ashton-Prolla (Author), Victor Evangelista de Faria Ferraz (Author), Wilson Araujo Silva Jr (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome (HBOC) occurs in families with a history of breast/ovarian cancer, presenting an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern. BRCA1 and BRCA2 are high penetrance genes associated with an increased risk of up to 20-fold for breast and o...