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Twenty-three novel BRCA1 and BRCA2 sequence alterations in breast and/or ovarian cancer families of Eastern Spain.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Nov 2008
Esteban Cardeñosa Eva, Bolufer Gilabert Pascual, Palanca Suela Sarai, Oltra Soler Silvestre, Barragán González Eva, Velasco Sampedro Eladio, Chirivella González Isabel, Segura Huerta Angel, Guillén Ponce Carmen, Martínez de Dueñas Eduardo
Abstract excerpt
It is well established that mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes significantly increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancer. We here report 23 novel genetic variants of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes found in 349 cancer-prone unrelated families from Eastern Spain detected during the first 2 years of performance of the Program of Genetic Counseling of Valencia Community. Mutational screening was performed by...
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