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Shared genetic susceptibility to breast cancer, brain tumors, and Fanconi anemia.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 15 Oct 2003
Offit Kenneth, Levran Orna, Mullaney Brian, Mah Katherine, Nafa Khedoudja, Batish Sat Dev, Diotti Raffaella, Schneider Hildegard, Deffenbaugh Amie, Scholl Thomas, Proud Virginia K, Robson Mark, Norton Larry, Ellis Nathan, Hanenberg Helmut, Auerbach Arleen D
Abstract excerpt
Fanconi anemia is an inherited disease characterized by bone marrow failure, congenital malformations, and predisposition to cancer. The breast cancer susceptibility gene BRCA2 was recently found to be associated with Fanconi anemia complementation group D1 (FA-D1). We examined four kindreds afflicted with Fanconi anemia for the presence of germline BRCA2 mutations. One kindred, of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry, had...
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