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BRCA1 and BRCA2 point mutations and large rearrangements in breast and ovarian cancer families in Northern Poland.
Oncology reports - 1 Jan 2008
Ratajska Magdalena, Brozek Izabela, Senkus-Konefka Elzbieta, Jassem Jacek, Stepnowska Magdalena, Palomba Grazia, Pisano Marina, Casula Milena, Palmieri Giuseppe, Borg Ake, Limon Janusz
Abstract excerpt
Sixty-four Polish families with a history of breast and/or ovarian cancer were screened for mutations in the BRCA1/2 genes using a combination of denaturing high performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) and sequencing. Two thirds (43/64; 67%) of the families were found to carry deleterious mutations, of which the most frequent were BRCA1 5382insC (n=22/43; 51%) and Cys61Gly (n=9/43; 20%). Two other recurrent...
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