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A novel BRCA1 mutation in an Indian family with hereditary breast/ovarian cancer.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Jan 2007
Gajalakshmi P, Natarajan Thanemozhi G, Selvi Rani Deepa, Thangaraj K
Abstract excerpt
Germ-line mutations in BRCA1 gene contribute to a majority of familial breast and ovarian cancers. A group of 23 Tamil Nadu (south India) patients with positive family history for breast and ovarian cancer were screened for BRCA1 mutations by conformation sensitive gel electrophoresis (CSGE) followed by sequencing. In the present study, we report a novel 1307delT mutation in exon 11 of BRCA1 gene in a 43-year-old...
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