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Analysis of BRCA1, TP53, and TSG101 germline mutations in German breast and/or ovarian cancer families.
Cancer genetics and cytogenetics - 15 Oct 2002
Balz Vera, Prisack Hans Bernd, Bier Henning, Bojar Hans
Abstract excerpt
About 5%-10% of breast cancers are considered to be hereditary and associated with germline mutations of specific genes. As yet, the most frequently affected genes identified are BRCA1 and BRCA2, but also other genes such as TP53 are supposed to influence the predisposition toward breast cancer. In the present study, we analyzed patients of 19 German families with early onset breast cancer and/or a family history...
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