Carcinoid tumor of lung and BRCA mutation: a case report

Carcinoid tumor of lung and BRCA mutation: a case report

Abstract Background A BRCA mutation is a mutation in either of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes, which are tumor suppressor genes. Hundreds of different types of mutations in these genes have been identified, some of which have been determined to be harmful, whereas others have no proven impact. BRCA mutati...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Z. Shariff, Diana Curras-Martin, Natasha Campbell, Varsha Gupta, John D. Mikhail, Michael J. Levitt, Mohammad A. Hossain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Carcinoid tumor
BRCA mutation
Infrahilar mass
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-019-2052-5

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