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BRCA1 testing in breast and/or ovarian cancer families from northeastern France identifies two common mutations with a founder effect.
Familial cancer - 1 Jan 2004
Muller Danièle, Bonaiti-Pellié Catherine, Abecassis Joseph, Stoppa-Lyonnet Dominique, Fricker Jean-Pierre
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine whether two mutations detected frequently in a population of breast and/or ovarian cancer families originating from the northeastern part of France could be due to a founder effect. METHODS: 83 index cases of families ascertained to have a familial breast and/or ovarian cancer history, were screened for mutations in all coding exons of the BRCA1 gene, using...
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