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BRCA1 mutation analysis in breast/ovarian cancer families from Greece.
Human mutation - 1 Sept 2000
Konstantopoulou I, Kroupis C, Ladopoulou A, Pantazidis A, Boumba D, Lianidou E S, Petersen M B, Florentin L, Chiotellis E, Nounesis G, Efstathiou E, Skarlos D, Tsionou C, Fountzilas G, Yannoukakos D
Abstract excerpt
Germline mutations in BRCA1 gene account for varying proportions of breast/ovarian cancer families, and demonstrate considerable variation in mutational spectra coincident with ethnic and geographical diversity. We have screened for mutations the entire coding sequence of BRCA1 in 30 breast/ovarian cancer women with family history of two or more cases of breast cancer under age 50 and/or ovarian cancer at any...
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