Spectrum of germline mutations in smokers and non-smokers in Brazilian non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients
Couto PP, Bastos-Rodrigues L, Schayek H, Melo FM, Lisboa RGC, Miranda DM, Vilhena A, Bale AE, Friedman E, De Marco L. Spectrum of germline mutations in smokers and non-smokers in Brazilian non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Carcinogenesis 2017, 38: 1112-1118. PMID: 28968711, DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgx089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell lung cancer patientsLung cancer patientsLung cancerSmoking statusCancer patientsWhole-exome sequencingGermline mutationsTP53 mutationsTP53 germline mutationsCell lung cancerCancer-related mortalityDistinct pathogenic mutationsMajor risk factorTumor-derived DNAMultiple cancer typesSmoker patientsGermline missense variantsNovel sequence variantsRisk factorsLeading causeR337H TP53 mutationLC pathogenesisSame patientLC casesPatients