Familial breast/ovarian cancer and BRCA1/2 genetic screening: the role of immunohistochemistry as an additional method in the selection of patients.

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Published in J Histochem Cytochem on July 11, 2007

Authors

Fátima H Vaz1, Patrícia M Machado, Rita D Brandão, Cátia T Laranjeira, Joana S Eugénio, Aires H Fernandes, Saudade P André

Author Affiliations

1: Breast and Cancer Risk Evaluation Clinic, Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa, Francisco Gentil, Portugal. fvaz@ipolisboa.min-saude.pt

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