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Novel BRCA1 and BRCA2 pathogenic mutations in Slovene hereditary breast and ovarian cancer families.
International journal of oncology - 1 Nov 2012
Novaković Srdjan, Milatović Maša, Cerkovnik Petra, Stegel Vida, Krajc Mateja, Hočevar Marko, Zgajnar Janez, Vakselj Aleš
Abstract excerpt
The estimated proportion of hereditary breast and ovarian cancers among all breast and ovarian cancer cases is 5-10%. According to the literature, inherited mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 tumour-suppressor genes, account for the majority of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer cases. The aim of this report is to present novel mutations that have not yet been...
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