Methylation of BRCA1 promoter region is associated with unfavorable prognosis in women with early-stage breast cancer.

BRCA1-associated breast cancers are associated with particular features such as early onset, poor histological differentiation, and hormone receptor negativity. Previous studies conducted in Taiwanese population showed that the mutation of BRCA1 gene does not play a significant role in the occurrenc...

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Main Authors: Nicholas C Hsu, Ya-Fang Huang, Kazunari K Yokoyama, Pei-Yi Chu, Fang-Ming Chen, Ming-Feng Hou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23405268/?tool=EBI