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Heterozygous carriers of the I171V mutation of the NBS1 gene have a significantly increased risk of solid malignant tumours.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Mar 2008
Nowak Jerzy, Mosor Maria, Ziółkowska Iwona, Wierzbicka Malgorzta, Pernak-Schwarz Monika, Przyborska Marta, Roznowski Krzysztof, Pławski Andrzej, Słomski Ryszard, Januszkiewicz Danuta
Abstract excerpt
Homozygous mutation 657del5 within the NBS1 gene is responsible for the majority of Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS) cases. NBS patients are characterised by increased susceptibility to malignancies mainly of lymphoid origin. Recently it has been postulated that heterozygous carriers of 657del5 N...
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