Article
Italian family with two independent mutations: 3358T/A in BRCA1 and 8756delA in BRCA2 genes.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Mar 2003
Cortesi Laura, Turchetti Daniela, Bertoni Chiara, Zanocco-Marani Tommaso, Vinceti Marco, Silvestri Chiara, Federico Massimo, Silingardi Vittorio, Ferrari Sergio
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary breast/ovarian cancer is a well-characterized clinical entity, largely attributed to the inheritance of BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations. Among general population, the mutation's frequency of these genes is very low; therefore, the identification of two independent mutations in the same family is a rare event. This study reports the presence of two mutations, one in the BRCA1 and the second in the BRCA2 gene...
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