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Single nucleotide variation in exon 11 of canine BRCA2 in healthy and cancerous mammary tissue.
Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997) - 1 Jun 2010
Hsu Wei-Li, Huang Yi-Hsin, Chang Tien-Jye, Wong Min-Liang, Chang Shih-Chieh
Abstract excerpt
Germline mutations in the BRCA2 tumour suppressor gene are significant risk indicators of breast cancer in women, especially for hereditary breast cancer. The BRCA2 protein interacts via the BRC (breast cancer) domain with RAD51, an essential component of the cellular machinery for the maintenance of genome stability and double strand-breaks repair. Exon 11 is the largest exon of the BRCA2 gene and contains the...
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