Article
BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in women with familial or early-onset breast/ovarian cancer in the Czech Republic.
Human mutation - 1 Apr 2004
Foretova Lenka, Machackova Eva, Navratilova Marie, Pavlu Hana, Hruba Marcela, Lukesova Miroslava, Valik Dalibor
Abstract excerpt
Germline mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 account for majority of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. The complete coding sequence analysis of both genes was carried out in 197 breast/ovarian cancer patients from high-risk families and 53 patients with sporadic breast/ovarian cancer. In summary, 59 mutations (16 different) in BRCA1 and 29 mutations (17 different) in BRCA2 were identified in unrelated breast and/or...
Topics
- Adult
- Age of Onset
- Breast Neoplasms
- Czech Republic
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Female
- Genes, BRCA1
- Genes, BRCA2
- Germ-Line Mutation
- Humans
- Middle Aged
