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Identification of a novel pathogenic mutation in BRCA2 in a Spanish breast-ovarian cancer family.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Oct 2009
Torres Asuncion, Gumà Josep, Rodríguez Marta, Brunet Joan, Borràs Joan
Abstract excerpt
Germline mutations in the BRCA1/2 genes contribute to most of inherited breast and ovarian cancers. We analyzed a family fulfilling classical criteria of hereditary breast/ovarian cancer. After complete sequencing of coding regions and splice junctions of both genes, a nonpreviously reported mutation in BRCA2 was detected in the index case. Direct mutation detection was performed with their relatives, and three...
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