Open AccessScreening, diagnosis and genetic study of breast cancer patients in Pakistan
Author(s) -
Ayesha Isani Majeed,
Asmat Ullah,
Muniba Jadoon,
Wasim Ahmad,
Sheikh Riazuddin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.36.2.1059
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , sanger sequencing , missense mutation , cancer , gynecology , oncology , mutation , gene , genetics , biology
To determine the role of variants in BRCA1 gene in breast cancer development, women of Pakistani origin, diagnosed with breast cancer, were screened for variants in the BRCA1 .