• Prevalence of ERα-397 PvuII C/T, ERα-351 XbaI A/G and PGR PROGINS polymorphisms in Brazilian breast cancer-unaffected women 

      Giacomazzi, Juliana; Aguiar, E.; Palmero, Edenir Inêz; Schmidt, Adriana Vidal; Skonieski, Giovana; Filho, D.; Bock, Hugo; Pereira, Maria Luiza Saraiva; Ewald, Ingrid Petroni; Faccini, Lavinia Schuler; Camey, Suzi Alves; Caleffi, Maira; Giugliani, Roberto; Prolla, Patrícia Ashton (2012) [Artigo de periódico]
      Polymorphisms of hormone receptor genes have been linked to modifications in reproductive factors and to an increased risk of breast cancer (BC). In the present study, we have determined the allelic and genotypic frequencies ...
    • Prevalence of the BRCA1 founder mutation c.5266dup in brazilian individuals at-risk for the hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome 

      Ewald, Ingrid Petroni; Ribeiro, Patrícia Lisbôa Izetti; Vargas, Fernando Regla; Moreira, Miguel Angelo Martins; Moreira, Aline S.; Moreira Filho, Carlos Alberto; Cunha, Danielle Renzoni; Hamaguchi, Sara; Camey, Suzi Alves; Schmidt, Aishameriane Venes; Caleffi, Maira; Santos, Patrícia Koehler dos; Giugliani, Roberto; Prolla, Patrícia Ashton (2011) [Artigo de periódico]
      About 5-10% of breast and ovarian carcinomas are hereditary and most of these result from germline mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. In women of Ashkenazi Jewish ascendance, up to 30% of breast and ovarian carcinomas ...