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Associations of high-grade prostate cancer with BRCA1 and BRCA2 founder mutations.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Feb 2009
Agalliu Ilir, Gern Robert, Leanza Suzanne, Burk Robert D
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PURPOSE: Protein-truncating mutations in BRCA1 and in particular BRCA2 genes have been associated with prostate cancer. However, there is still uncertainty about the magnitude of association particularly with Gleason score, and family history of prostate, breast, and ovary cancers. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: To further examine associations between three founder mutations located in BRCA1 (185delAG, 5382insC) or BRCA2...
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