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Unexpected Findings in Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome: Low-Level Constitutional Mosaicism in BRCA2.
Genes - 15 Feb 2023
Hidalgo Mayoral Irene, Almeida Santiago Ainhoa, Sánchez-Zapardiel Jose Manuel, Hidalgo Calero Beatriz, de la Hoya Miguel, Gómez-Sanz Alicia, de Miguel Reyes Montserrat, Robles Luis
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Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome (HBOC) is a clinical entity characterized by an increased risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. The genetic diagnosis is based on the identification of heterozygous germinal variants in HBOC susceptibility genes. However, it has recently been described that constitutional mosaic variants can contribute to the aetiology of HBOC. In constitutional mosaicism,...
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