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Large genomic deletions inactivate the BRCA2 gene in breast cancer families.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Oct 2005
Agata S, Dalla Palma M, Callegaro M, Scaini M C, Menin C, Ghiotto C, Nicoletto O, Zavagno G, Chieco-Bianchi L, D'Andrea E, Montagna M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: BRCA1 and BRCA2 are the two major genes responsible for the breast and ovarian cancers that cluster in families with a genetically determined predisposition. However, regardless of the mutation detection method employed, the percentage of families without identifiable alterations of t...
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