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Detection of allelic losses on 17q12-q21 chromosomal region in benign lesions and malignant tumors occurring in a familial context.
Oncogene - 1 Feb 1994
Lalle P, De Latour M, Rio P, Bignon Y J
Abstract excerpt
A predisposing gene (BRCA-1) for breast and ovarian cancer has been located on chromosomal region 17q12-21. According to Knudson's hypothesis if this gene is a tumor suppressor gene, allelic losses would be found in tumors occurring in families with cancer aggregations. We studied 25 samples of both benign lesions and malignant tumors, from breast cancer site-specific families and other familial cancer...
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