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The transition to next generation sequencing from conventional sanger sequencing for breast cancer genetic study

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Conference Theme: Cutting edge with integrative collaboration!Oral Presentation 4 - Detection and Diagnosis & Epidemiology & Supportive Care: no. OP4-1BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: The incidence of breast cancer is on the rise in Asia including Hong Kong. 40% of the breast cancer patients are diagnosed before age of 50 in Hong Kong. From clinical aspect, it is important to distinguish patients with inherited predis-position to breast cancer from sporadic cases, particularly in early-onset patients (<45 years old). BRCA1/2 have been widely investigated and frequently implicated in familial predisposition to breast cancer. Conventional Sanger sequencing has long been used and …published_or_final_versio

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