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Germline BRCA1 mutation and survival analysis in familial breast cancer patients in Kerala; South India.
Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR - 1 Sept 2007
Vinodkumar B, Syamala V, Abraham E K, Balakrishnan R, Ankathil R
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Mutations in breast cancer susceptibility gene BRCA1 have been identified in breast or breast/ovarian cancer families from different ethnic background. We analyzed a total of 79 samples for BRCA1 mutation, using Conformation Sensitive Gel Electrophoresis (CSGE) followed by sequencing. The overall survival of BRCA1 mutation carriers was also investigated. BRCA1 mutation was detected in 11 out of the 29 (38%)...
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