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Featuring BRCA1 and BRCA2 germline mutational landscape from Asturias (North Spain).
Clinical genetics - 1 Oct 2024
Pitiot Ana S, Blay Pilar, Díaz-Navarro Ander, Fernández-Arrojo Sara, Romero Rosa, Álvarez-Eguiluz Ángel, Alvarado Marta G, Álvarez Nieves, García-Teijido Paula, Fernández Yolanda, Palacio Isabel, Puente Xose S, Balbín Milagros
Abstract excerpt
The singular BRCA1/2 mutational landscape of Asturias is updated 10 years after the first study. We analyzed BRCA1 and BRCA2 pathogenic variants in 1653 index cases. In total, 238 families were identified to carry a pathogenic variant, 163 families in BRCA1 and 75 families in BRCA2. This yielded a prevalence rate of 14.4%. Seven recurrent variants were found accounting for 55% of the cases. Among them, three are...
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