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[Rapid detection of BRCA-1 germline mutations by the protein truncation test in Tunisian families].
La Tunisie medicale - 1 Sept 2002
Monastiri Kamel, Ben Ahmed Slim, Presneau Nadége, Bignon Jean Yves, Chouchane Lotfi
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Early-onset breast cancer characterize genetic predisposition to cancer in women. BRCA-1 gene was identified as one of the predisposition genes of breast/ovarian cancer. About 90% of the reported mutations in the hereditary breast and ovarian cancer gene, BRCA-1, result in truncated proteins. The aim of our study is to detect rapidly BRCA-1 mutations by the protein truncation test (PTT) in Tunisian...
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