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PALB2 mutations in familial breast and pancreatic cancer.
Familial cancer - 1 Jun 2011
Hofstatter Erin W, Domchek Susan M, Miron Alexander, Garber Judy, Wang Molin, Componeschi Kathryn, Boghossian Leigh, Miron Penelope L, Nathanson Katherine L, Tung Nadine
Abstract excerpt
PALB2 (Partner And Localizer of BRCA2) binds to and co-localizes with BRCA2 in DNA repair. Germline mutations in PALB2 have been identified in approximately 1-2% of familial breast cancer and 3-4% of familial pancreatic cancer cases. The goal of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of PALB2 mutations in women with breast cancer without BRCA1/2 mutations who also had a personal or family history of pancreatic...
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