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Is BRCA1-5083del19, identified in breast cancer patients of Sicilian origin, a Calabrian founder mutation?
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Jan 2009
Russo Antonio, Calò Valentina, Bruno Loredana, Schirò Valentina, Agnese Valentina, Cascio Sandra, Foddai Elena, Fanale Daniele, Rizzo Sergio, Di Gaudio Francesca, Gulotta Eliana, Surmacz Eva, Di Fede Gaetana, Bazan Viviana
Abstract excerpt
Various studies have been published in Italy regarding the different BRCA1 mutations, but only the BRCA1-5083del19 mutation is recurrent and specific to individuals of Italian descent with a founder effect on the Calabrian population. In our previous study, BRCA1-5083del19 mutation carriers were found in four index cases of 106 Sicilian patients selected for familial and/or hereditary breast/ovarian cancers. The...
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