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BRIP1 (BACH1) variants and familial breast cancer risk: a case-control study.
BMC cancer - 15 May 2007
Frank Bernd, Hemminki Kari, Meindl Alfons, Wappenschmidt Barbara, Sutter Christian, Kiechle Marion, Bugert Peter, Schmutzler Rita K, Bartram Claus R, Burwinkel Barbara
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Inactivating and truncating mutations of the nuclear BRCA1-interacting protein 1 (BRIP1) have been shown to be the major cause of Fanconi anaemia and, due to subsequent alterations of BRCA1 function, predispose to breast cancer (BC). METHODS: We investigated the effect of BRIP1 -64G>A and Pro919Ser on familial BC risk by means of TaqMan allelic discrimination, analysing BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation-negative...
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