Breast Cancer Genetic Testing Among African Patients With Breast Cancer: Deoxyribonucleic Acid Extraction From Tumor Tissue and International Multidisciplinary Partnerships

Authors

Emmanuel Amankwaa-Frempong
Francis A. Yeboah
Samuel B. Nguah
Lisa A. Newman, Henry Ford HealthFollow

Recommended Citation

Amankwaa-Frempong E, Yeboah FA, Nguah SB, and Newman LA. Breast cancer genetic testing among african patients with breast cancer: Deoxyribonucleic acid extraction from tumor tissue and international multidisciplinary partnerships. JAMA Surg 2017; 152(8):800-801.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-1-2017

Publication Title

JAMA Surg

Medical Subject Headings

Adult; Aged; DNA/isolation & purification; Female; Genes; BRCA1; Genes; BRCA2; Genetic Carrier Screening; Genetic Testing/methods; Genotype; Ghana; Humans; Middle Aged; Mutation/genetics; Pedigree; Phenotype; Risk Factors; Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms/genetics

PubMed ID

28514482

Volume

152

Issue

8

First Page

800

Last Page

801