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BRCA1 mutations and polymorphisms in a hospital-based consecutive series of breast cancer patients from Apulia, Italy.
Mutation research - 15 Oct 2005
Tommasi S, Crapolicchio A, Lacalamita R, Bruno M, Monaco A, Petroni S, Schittulli F, Longo S, Digennaro M, Calistri D, Mangia A, Paradiso Angelo
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INTRODUCTION: Hereditary breast cancer has been partly attributed to germline mutations in the BRCA1 gene that are deleterious for BRCA1 protein activity. This paper analyzes the incidence and characteristics of detectable BRCA1 mutations and polymorphisms in a hospital-based consecutive series of breast cancer patients from southern Italy to investigate the incidence and the association of these molecular...
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