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Frequency of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in a clinic-based series of breast and ovarian cancer families.
Human mutation - 1 Jan 2001
Vaziri S A, Krumroy L M, Rostai M, Casey G
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 account for a significant proportion of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer cases. In this study, we sought to determine the frequency of BRCA1- and BRCA2-mutation carrier families in a hospital-based cancer family registry. The frequency of families with germline truncating mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 was 17.3% (18/104) and 1.9% (2/104), respectively. Two novel truncating...
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