The implications of BRCA loss of heterozygosity (LOH) and deficient mismatch repair gene (dMMR) expression in the breast cancer of a patient with both inherited breast and ovarian cancer syndrome (BRCA2) and Lynch syndrome (MLH1)
Steven Sorscher, Katherine Ansley, Steven Delaney, Shakti Ramkissoon
Topics & Concepts
Breast cancerLoss of heterozygosityOvarian cancerMedicineMicrosatellite instabilityCancerLynch syndromeMLH1Colorectal cancerGermline mutationDNA mismatch repairOncologyInternal medicineGenetic testingGermlineMalignancyCancer researchMutationBiologyGeneticsAlleleGeneMicrosatelliteGenetic factors in colorectal cancerBRCA gene mutations in cancerBlood disorders and treatments