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Using the BROCA Genetic Assay to Treat Breast Cancer
Author(s)Jane E. Churpek, MD
Jane E. Churpek, MD, describes the BROCA genetic assay, uses targeted genomic capture and next-generation sequencing to analyze a panel of 42 genes.
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Jane E. Churpek, MD, medical oncologist, hematologist, The University of Chicago, describes the BROCA genetic assay.
The BROCA assay uses new tools called targeted genomic capture and next-generation sequencing to analyze a panel of 42 genes. Of those 42 genes, 18 are breast cancer susceptibility genes, including BRCA 1 and BRCA 2.
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