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Development of a novel PTT assay for mutation detection in PALB2 large exons and PALB2 screening in medullary breast cancer.
Familial cancer - 1 Apr 2016
Poumpouridou Nikoleta, Goutas Nikolaos, Tsionou Christina, Dimas Kleanthi, Lianidou Evi, Kroupis Christos
Abstract excerpt
Beyond BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, PALB2 (Partner and localizer of BRCA2) emerges as the third breast cancer susceptibility gene due to its role in the same DNA repair pathway: homologous recombination. In most populations studied so far, PALB2 mutations are detected in 1-2% of BRCA negative female patients. PALB2 gene contains 13 exons; exons 4 and 5 consist 65% of the coding area. We developed a protein truncation...
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