Haplotypes of the I157T CHEK2 germline mutation in ethnically diverse populations.

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The CHEK2*I157T missense mutation, reported in ethnically diverse, high-risk families, moderately increases breast and colon cancer risk. The present study assessed whether this mutation represents a founder mutation. Participants identified in high risk clinics or from consecutive cancer patients in Israel, Poland, Latvia, and Finland, were either carriers of the CHEK2*I157T mutation or non-carrier family...

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