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Mutation analysis of the ERCC4/FANCQ gene in hereditary breast cancer.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Kohlhase Sandra, Bogdanova Natalia V, Schürmann Peter, Bermisheva Marina, Khusnutdinova Elza, Antonenkova Natalia, Park-Simon Tjoung-Won, Hillemanns Peter, Meyer Andreas, Christiansen Hans, Schindler Detlev, Dörk Thilo
Abstract excerpt
The ERCC4 protein forms a structure-specific endonuclease involved in the DNA damage response. Different cancer syndromes such as a subtype of Xeroderma pigmentosum, XPF, and recently a subtype of Fanconi Anemia, FA-Q, have been attributed to biallelic ERCC4 gene mutations. To investigate whether monoallelic ERCC4 gene defects play some role in the inherited component of breast cancer susceptibility, we sequenced...
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