BRCA1/2 mutation analysis in male breast cancer families from North West England.

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64 families with a history of male breast cancer aged 60 or less or with a family history of male and female breast cancer were screened for the presence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations. Seventeen pathogenic BRCA2 and four BRCA1 mutations were identified (34%) in samples from an affected family member. All but one of the mutations segregated with disease where samples were available and pedigree structure permitted....

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