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Genomic rearrangements in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes.
Human mutation - 1 May 2005
Mazoyer Sylvie
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes predispose women to breast and ovarian cancer. BRCA1 and BRCA2 are 83 and 86 kb long, with coding sequences of 5.7 and 10.2 kb, scattered over 22 and 26 coding exons, respectively. The large majority of the alterations identified in these genes are point mutations and small insertions/deletions. However, an increasing number of large genomic rearrangements are being...
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