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Apparent regional differences in the spectrum of BARD1 pathogenic variants in Spanish population and importance of copy number variants.
Scientific reports - 20 May 2022
Benito-Sánchez B, Barroso A, Fernández V, Mercadillo F, Núñez-Torres R, Pita G, Pombo L, Morales-Chamorro R, Cano-Cano J M, Urioste M, González-Neira A, Osorio A
Abstract excerpt
Only up to 25% of the cases in which there is a familial aggregation of breast and/or ovarian cancer are explained by germline mutations in the well-known BRCA1 and BRCA2 high-risk genes. Recently, the BRCA1-associated ring domain (BARD1), that partners BRCA1 in DNA repair, has been confirmed as a moderate-risk breast cancer susceptibility gene. Taking advantage of next-generation sequencing techniques, and with...
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