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Truncating TINF2 p.Tyr312Ter variant and inherited breast cancer susceptibility.
Familial cancer - 1 Jan 2023
Koivuluoma Susanna, Vorimo Sandra, Mattila Tiina M, Tervasmäki Anna, Kumpula Timo, Kuismin Outi, Winqvist Robert, Moilanen Jukka, Mantere Tuomo, Pylkäs Katri
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TINF2 is a critical subunit of the shelterin complex, which protects and maintains the length of telomeres. Pathogenic missense and truncating TINF2 mutations are causative for dyskeratosis congenita (DC), a rare, dominantly inherited bone marrow failure syndrome characterized by mucocutaneous abnormalities and cancer predisposition. Recent reports indicate that specific TINF2 truncating mutations act as high...
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