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BRCA2 gene mutations in Slovenian male breast cancer patients.
Genetic testing - 1 Jun 2008
Besic Nikola, Cernivc Barabara, de Grève Jacques, Lokar Katarina, Krajc Mateja, Novakovic Srdan, Zgajnar Janez, Teugels Erik
Abstract excerpt
Male breast cancer (MBC) is a rare disease, comprising less than 1% of breast cancer patients in Slovenia. Some inherited cases are due to the mutations of BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes. There is no information available about the frequency of BRCA gene mutations in Slovenian MBC population. The purpose of this study was to characterize BRCA germline mutations in Slovenian MBC patients. Forty-one patients who were...
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