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The rate of the 6174delT founder Jewish mutation in BRCA2 in patients with non-colonic gastrointestinal tract tumours in Israel.
British journal of cancer - 1 Feb 2001
Figer A, Irmin L, Geva R, Flex D, Sulkes J, Sulkes A, Friedman E
Abstract excerpt
Inherited predisposition occurs in 5-10% of all gastrointestinal (GI) cancer patients, but with the exception of colorectal cancer (CRC), the genes involved in conferring genetic susceptibility remain largely unknown. Indirect evidence indicates that germline mutations in BRCA2 might be associated with an increased risk for various GI malignancies. A single mutation (6174delT) occurs in the BRCA2 gene in...
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