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Screening for large rearrangements of the BRCA2 gene in Spanish families with breast/ovarian cancer.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 May 2007
Gutiérrez-Enríquez Sara, de la Hoya Miguel, Martínez-Bouzas Cristina, Sanchez de Abajo Ana, Ramón y Cajal Teresa, Llort Gemma, Blanco Ignacio, Beristain Elena, Díaz-Rubio Eduardo, Alonso Carmen, Tejada María-Isabel, Caldés Trinidad, Diez Orland
Abstract excerpt
Germ-line mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 are responsible for about 30-60% of the hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC). A large number of point mutations have been described in both genes. However, large deletions and duplications that disrupt one or more exons are overlooked by point mutatio...
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