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BRCA1 germline mutational spectrum in Italian families from Tuscany: a high frequency of novel mutations.
Oncogene - 3 Oct 1996
Caligo M A, Ghimenti C, Cipollini G, Ricci S, Brunetti I, Marchetti V, Olsen R, Neuhausen S, Shattuck-Eidens D, Conte P F, Skolnick M H, Bevilacqua G
Abstract excerpt
BRCA1 germline mutations confer susceptibility to familial breast and ovarian cancer. Mutational hot spots have never been detected in BRCA1 cDNA. Some mutations have been reported several times whereas some others appear to be population-related. In this study a group of 36 Italian families were analysed for BRCA1 germline mutations. All of them were screened by allele-specific oligonucleotide hybridization...
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