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Genetic analysis of a breast-ovarian cancer family, with 7 cases of colorectal cancer linked to BRCA1, fails to support a role for BRCA1 in colorectal tumorigenesis.
International journal of cancer - 1 Dec 2000
Peelen T, de Leeuw W, van Lent K, Morreau H, van Eijk R, van Vliet M, Wijnen J, Ligtenberg M, Ginjaar H B, Zweemer R, Menko F, Fodde R, van Ommen G J, Vasen H F, Cornelisse C J, Devilee P
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the BRCA1 gene cause strongly elevated risks of breast and ovarian cancers but may also confer a 3-fold increased risk for colorectal cancer. To address the relationship between BRCA1 carriership and colorectal tumorigenesis, we studied the genetics of a breast-ovarian cancer family with 7 cases of colorectal cancer. A germline 3938insG mutation in BRCA1 was found in 5 breast-cancer patients, 1 with...
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