The Pivotal Role of Germline BRCA2 Pathogenic Variants in "Apparently Sporadic" Pancreatic Cancer.

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In 1996, Goggins and colleagues demonstrated the importance of germline BRCA2 pathogenic variants in the development of apparently sporadic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Previously, the group identified homozygous deletion of the 13q region in PDACs, enabling the identification of the BRCA2 gene. This 1996 article first revealed loss of BRCA2, both germline and somatic, as a key driver of PDAC at a...

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