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Distinct mutation patterns of breast cancer-associated alleles of the HRAS1 minisatellite locus.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Mar 1999
Ding S, Larson G P, Foldenauer K, Zhang G, Krontiris T G
Abstract excerpt
DNA sequence analysis of 130 alleles of the HRAS1 minisatellite has demonstrated that breast cancer-associated variants arise as a consequence of both replication errors and gene conversions. Unlike mutations at other variable number of tandem repeats (VNTRs), high-risk variants of the HRAS1 minisatellite do not demonstrate positional polarity. Instead, most mutations occur at three hotspots, with replication...
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