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Three primary malignancies related to BRCA mutation successively occurring in a BRCA1 185delAG mutation carrier.
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology - 1 Aug 2001
Piura B, Rabinovich A, Yanai-Inbar I
Abstract excerpt
The 185delAG and 5382insC mutations in the BRCA1 gene and the 6174delT mutation in the BRCA2 gene (the Ashkenazi mutations) have been found to be significantly more common among Jews of eastern European ancestry (1 in 40, 2.5%) in comparison to the general population (1 in 800 to 1 in 300, 0.12-0.33%). Carriers of these mutations, especially the BRCA1 185delAG mutation, have a significantly increased lifetime...
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