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BRCA1 in breast and ovarian cancer predisposition.
Cancer letters - 8 Sept 2005
Billack Blase, Monteiro Alvaro N A
Abstract excerpt
Women carrying one mutated BRCA1 allele are at increased risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer but tumor initiation requires the loss of the wild-type allele indicating that it is a tumor suppressor gene. In the 10 years since the cloning of BRCA1, a function for the gene product in the DNA damage response has been established. However, identifying the exact biochemical activities of BRCA1 has been a more...
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