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Mutation analysis of RAD51D in non-BRCA1/2 ovarian and breast cancer families.
British journal of cancer - 10 Apr 2012
Osher D J, De Leeneer K, Michils G, Hamel N, Tomiak E, Poppe B, Leunen K, Legius E, Shuen A, Smith E, Arseneau J, Tonin P, Matthijs G, Claes K, Tischkowitz M D, Foulkes W D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recent data show that mutations in RAD51D have an aetiological role in ovarian carcinoma, yet mutations do not appear to be associated with an increased risk for breast cancer. We studied ovarian and breast cancer families having at least one woman affected by ovarian carcinoma, to assess the importance of RAD51D mutations in such families. METHODS: The coding region of the RAD51D gene was analysed in...
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