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Identification of a novel in-frame deletion in BRCA2 and analysis of variants of BRCA1/2 in Italian patients affected with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.
Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine - 1 Dec 2012
Vietri Maria Teresa, Molinari Anna Maria, Laura De Paola Maria, Cantile Flavia, Fasano Morena, Cioffi Michele
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: An estimated 5 % – 10 % of all breast cancers are due to an inherited predisposition and, out of these, about 30 % are caused by germline mutations of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. The prevalence of germline mutations in theBRCA1 and BRCA2 genes varies among ethnic groups. The aims of this study are to evaluate deleterious mutations and genomic rearrangements in BRCA1/2 genes and the CHEK21100delC...
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