The potential role of miRNAs in therapy of breast and ovarian cancers associated with BRCA1 mutation

The potential role of miRNAs in therapy of breast and ovarian cancers associated with BRCA1 mutation

Abstract Germline variants within BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes account for approximately 25% of familial aggregations of breast-ovarian cancers. Low or no expression of BRCA1 in breast and ovarian cancers is associated with a good clinical response to treatment with platinum therapies and PARP1 inhibitors....

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Main Authors: Agnieszka Strumidło, Sylwia Skiba, Rodney J. Scott, Jan Lubiński
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Ovarian cancer
BRCA1
microRNA
Treatment
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13053-017-0076-7

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