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BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in central and southern Italian patients.
Breast cancer research : BCR - 1 Jan 2000
Ottini L, D'Amico C, Noviello C, Lauro S, Lalle M, Fornarini G, Colantuoni O A, Pizzi C, Cortesi E, Carlini S, Guadagni F, Bianco A R, Frati L, Contegiacomo A, Mariani-Costantini R
Abstract excerpt
Protein truncation test (PTT) and single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) assay were used to scan the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes in 136 unrelated Italian breast/ovarian cancer patients. In the sample tested, BRCA1 and BRCA2 equally contributed to site-specific breast cancer patients who reported one to two breast cancer-affected first-/ second-degree relative(s) or who were diagnosed before age 40 years in the...
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