Article
copy number variation analysis in familial BRCA1/2-negative Finnish breast and ovarian cancer.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Kuusisto Kirsi M, Akinrinade Oyediran, Vihinen Mauno, Kankuri-Tammilehto Minna, Laasanen Satu-Leena, Schleutker Johanna
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Inherited factors predisposing individuals to breast and ovarian cancer are largely unidentified in a majority of families with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC). We aimed to identify germline copy number variations (CNVs) contributing to HBOC susceptibility in the Finnish population. METHODS: A cohort of 84 HBOC individuals (negative for BRCA1/2-founder mutations and pre-screened for the...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Case-Control Studies
- DNA Copy Number Variations
- Female
- Finland
- Gene Deletion
- Gene Duplication
- Genes, BRCA1
- Genes, BRCA2
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
