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[Mutational analysis of breast/ovarian cancer hereditary predisposition gene BRCA1 in Tunisian women].
Archives de l'Institut Pasteur de Tunis - 1 Jan 2000
Mestiri S, Monastiri K, Ben Ahmed S, Bouaouina N, Presneau N, Bignon Y J, Khairi H, Chouchane L
Abstract excerpt
BRCA1 is a breast cancer susceptibility gene. Germline mutations in BRCA1 gene are found in 5 to 10% of breast cancer. The aim of this study is to screen the tunisian women with familial or sporadic breast cancer for BRCA1 gene mutations. The authors used the Protein Truncation Test (PTT) and DNA sequencing to detect BRCA1 gene mutations in 12 tunisian families with breast cancer and the Allele Specific...
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