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Germline mutations in the PTEN gene in Israeli patients with Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome and women with familial breast cancer.
Clinical genetics - 1 Oct 2002
Figer A, Kaplan A, Frydman M, Lev D, Paswell J, Papa M Z, Goldman B, Friedman E
Abstract excerpt
Germline mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 account for the majority of inherited breast cancer cases. Yet, in up to 40% of familial breast cancer cases, no mutations can be detected in either gene. Germline mutations in PTEN underlie two inherited syndromes: Cowden disease (CD) and Bannayan-Riley-Ruval...
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