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Increased cancer risk of heterozygotes with NBS1 germline mutations in Poland.
International journal of cancer - 10 Aug 2004
Steffen Jan, Varon Raymonda, Mosor Maria, Maneva Galina, Maurer Martin, Stumm Markus, Nowakowska Dorota, Rubach Maryna, Kosakowska Ewa, Ruka Włodzimierz, Nowecki Zbigniew, Rutkowski Piotr, Demkow Tomasz, Sadowska Małgorzata, Bidziński Mariusz, Gawrychowski Krzysztof, Sperling Karl
Abstract excerpt
It has been suggested based on familial data that Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS) heterozygotes have an increased risk of malignant tumors. We found 15 carriers of the 657del5 mutation and 8 carriers of the R215W molecular variant of the NBS1 gene among 1,289 consecutive patients from Central Poland with various cancers and only 10 and 4 such carriers, respectively, in 1,620 controls from this region. Most of...
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