Article
Breast cancer susceptibility genes.
Journal of B.U.ON. : official journal of the Balkan Union of Oncology - 1 Sept 2007
Lubinski Jan, Korzen Marcin, Gorski Bohdan, Cybulski Cezary, Debniak Tadeusz, Jakubowska Anna, Medrek Krzysztof, Matyjasik Joanna, Huzarski Tomasz, Byrski Tomasz, Gronwald Jacek, Masojc Bartlomiej, Lener Marcin, Szymanska Anna, Szymanska-Pasternak Jolanta, Fernandez Pablo Serrano, Wokolorczyk Dominika, Piegat Andrzej, Ucinski Michal, Domagala Pawel, Kladny Jozef, Gorecka Barbara, Scott Rodney, Narod Steven
Abstract excerpt
In 1999 it has been recognized that 3 BRCA1 abnormalities - 5382insC, C61G and 4153delA - constitute almost 90% of all germline mutations of this gene in Poland. Due to the above findings we started performing the cheap and quick large scale testing for BRCA1 mutations and, these days, we have almost 4,000 carriers diagnosed and under direct or indirect supervision what is probably the largest number in the...
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