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The NBN founder mutation-Evidence for a country specific difference in age at cancer manifestation.
Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) - 1 Feb 2023
Chrzanowska Krystyna H, Seemanova Eva, Varon Raymonda, Digweed Martin, Piekutowska-Abramczuk Dorota, Sperling Karl, Seeman Pavel
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BACKGROUND: Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS) is an autosomal-recessive chromosome instability disorder characterized by, among others, hypersensitivity to X-irradiation and an exceptionally high risk for lymphoid malignancy. The vast majority of NBS patients is homozygous for a common Slavic founder mutation, c.657del5, of the NBN gene, which is involved in the repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). The...
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