Comprehensive analysis of germline mutations in northern Brazil: a panel of 16 genes for hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome investigation

Abstract Background Next generation sequencing (NGS) has been a handy tool in clinical practice, mainly due to its efficiency and cost-effectiveness. It has been widely used in genetic diagnosis of several inherited diseases, and, in clinical oncology, it may enhance the discovery of new susceptibil...

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Main Authors: Amanda Ferreira Vidal, Rafaella Sousa Ferraz, Antonette El-Husny, Caio Santos Silva, Tatiana Vinasco-Sandoval, Leandro Magalhães, Milene Raiol-Moraes, Williams Fernandes Barra, Cynthia Lara Brito Lins Pereira, Paulo Pimentel de Assumpção, Leonardo Miranda de Brito, Ricardo Assunção Vialle, Sidney Santos, Ândrea Ribeiro-dos-Santos, André M. Ribeiro-dos-Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08089-9