Uncovering rare somatic variants in olfactory receptor genes in Pakistani triple-negative breast cancer patients
Detection of these variants in six out of 10 cases indicates probable role of these vastly unexplored genes in the pathogenesis of triple-negative breast tumours and warrants further exploration to establish their significance as targetable sites and facilitate drug development.
Authors
- Shamim Mushtaq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3442-8991)
- Muhammad Asif Qureshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8370-1069)
- Summayya Shawana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6387-5407)
- Ambrina Khatoon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7749-7754)
- Talat Mirza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6264-3966)
Institutions
- Dow University of Health Sciences (PK)
- Ziauddin University (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Cancer
- Published
- 2025-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-025-15156-y
- Primary Topic
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00