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A recurrent truncating germline mutation in the BRIP1/FANCJ gene and susceptibility to prostate cancer.
British journal of cancer - 27 Jan 2009
Kote-Jarai Z, Jugurnauth S, Mulholland S, Leongamornlert D A, Guy M, Edwards S, Tymrakiewitcz M, O'Brien L, Hall A, Wilkinson R, Al Olama A A, Morrison J, Muir K, Neal D, Donovan J, Hamdy F, Easton D F, Eeles R
Abstract excerpt
Although prostate cancer (PrCa) is one of the most common cancers in men in Western countries, little is known about the inherited factors that influence PrCa risk. On the basis of the fact that BRIP1/FANCJ interacts with BRCA1 and functions as a regulator of DNA double-strand break repair pathways, and that germline mutations within the BRIP1/FANCJ gene predispose to breast cancer, we chose this gene as a...
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