ReviewGlobal health, epidemiology and genomics2018
Genetics of breast cancer in African populations: a literature review.
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- Breast Cancer Disparities in African and African-Ancestry Populations: Genetics, Epigenetics, Structural Barriers and Technology-Enabled Solutions.British journal of biomedical science · 2026Review
- Impact of Ethnic Differences and HER2 Protein Expression on the Age at Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A Mixed Methods Study.Cancer management and research · 2026Article
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- Germline sequence variation in cancer genes in Rwandan breast and prostate cancer cases.NPJ genomic medicine · 2024Article
- Screening and Testing for Homologous Recombination Repair Deficiency (HRD) in Breast Cancer: an Overview of the Current Global Landscape.Current oncology reports · 2024Review
- More recent insights into the breast cancer burden across BRICS-Plus: Health consequences in key nations with emerging economies using the global burden of disease study 2019.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- Breast cancer in West Africa: molecular analysis of BRCA genes in early-onset breast cancer patients in Burkina Faso.Human genomics · 2021Article
- Genetic Mutations Associated with Hormone-Positive Breast Cancer in a Small Cohort of Ethiopian Women.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2021Article
- PioneeringFrontiers in oncology · 2021Article
- Screening of germline mutations in young Rwandan patients with breast cancers.Molecular genetics & genomic medicine · 2020Article
- Association between HER2 and IL-6 genes polymorphisms and clinicopathological characteristics of breast cancer: significant role of genetic variability in specific breast cancer subtype.Clinical and experimental medicine · 2020Article
- Cancer Omics in Africa: Present and Prospects.Frontiers in oncology · 2020Review
- Exon1 and -116 C/G Promoter Polymorphism on the X-Box DNA Binding Protein- 1 Gene is not Associated with Breast Cancer among Jordanian Women.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2019Article
- Germline TP53 mutation spectrum in Sudanese premenopausal breast cancer patients: correlations with reproductive factors.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2019Article
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Abstract
Breast cancer (BC) is one of the most complex, diverse and leading cause of death in women worldwide. The present investigation aims to explore genes panel associated with BC in different African regions, and compare them to those studied worldwide. We extracted relevant information from 43 studies performed in Africa using the following criteria: case-control study, association between genetic variations and BC risk. Data were provided on mutations and polymorphisms associated with BC without fixing a specific date. Case-only studies and clinical trials were excluded. Our study revealed that the majority of African BC genetic studies remain restricted to the investigation of BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes and differences in their mutations spectrum. Therefore, it is necessary to encourage African researchers to characterize more genes involved in BC using methods generating global information such as next-generation sequencing in order to guide specific and more effective therapeutic strategies for the African community.
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