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Genetic alterations in hereditary breast cancer.
Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology - 1 Jan 2004
Cipollini G, Tommasi S, Paradiso A, Aretini P, Bonatti F, Brunetti I, Bruno M, Lombardi G, Schittulli F, Sensi E, Tancredi M, Bevilacqua G, Caligo M A
Abstract excerpt
Genetic linkage studies have led to the identification of highly penetrant genes as the possible cause of inherited cancer risk in many cancer-prone families. Most women with a family history of breast/ovarian cancer have tumors characterized by alterations in particular genes, mainly BRCA1 and BRCA2, but also CHK2, ATM, STK11 and others. This paper examines the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, focusing on the Italian...
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