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An evaluation of common breast cancer gene mutations in a population of Ashkenazi Jews.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Jan 1998
Lalloo F, Cochrane S, Bulman B, Varley J, Elles R, Howell A, Evans D G
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: In view of the recent reports of recurrent mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 in the Ashkenazi Jewish population, we have undertaken to assess the frequency of these mutations in this population attending for genetic counselling and risk assessment of familial breast cancer. DESIGN: Mutation screening for the 185delAG and the 5382insC mutations in BRCA1 and the 6174delT mutation in BRCA2 was performed on...
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