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The frequency of the predominant Jewish mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 in unselected Ashkenazi colorectal cancer patients.
British journal of cancer - 1 Feb 2001
Chen-Shtoyerman R, Figer A, Fidder H H, Rath P, Yeremin L, Bar Meir S, Friedman E, Theodor L
Abstract excerpt
It is presently unclear whether carriers of BRCA1 mutations have an increased risk for colorectal cancer (CRC). To gain insight into this issue, 225 unselected Ashkenazi Jewish CRC patients were tested for the presence of the three common Jewish BRCA1/2 germline mutations: 185delAG and 5382insC (BRCA1) and 6174delT (BRCA2). A total of four carriers was found (4/225, 1.78%). This frequency is similar to the...
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