BRCA1 Promoter CpG Methylation in Breast Cancer: A Pilot Study in African Women
promoter methylation may represent a clinically informative biomarker for patient stratification and highlight the importance of validation in larger, population-representative cohorts before clinical translation.
Authors
- Mpoi Makhetha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7156-6699)
- Lawrence Mabasa
- Tarryn Willmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6191-7440)
- Colleen Aldous (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7199-9160)
- Ayesha Rasheed Shaik
- Ines Buccimazza
Institutions
- South African Medical Research Council (ZA)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Genes
- Published
- 2026-03-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/genes17040407
- Primary Topic
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Research Foundation
- South African Medical Research Council
- Medical Research Council