Germline mutations of BRCA2 were examined in 20 Japanese breast cancer families without BRCA1 mutations, including one demonstrating cancer development in a male. Three different mutations, resulting in truncation of the BRCA2 protein, were detected in 3 different families. They were 9474insA (exon
BRCA2 germline mutations in male breast cancer cases and breast cancer families
โ Scribed by Couch, Fergus J.; Farid, Linda M.; DeShano, Michelle L.; Tavtigian, Sean V.; Calzone, Kathleen; Campeau, Lisa; Peng, Yi; Bogden, Bert; Chen, Qian; Neuhausen, Susan
- Book ID
- 109916004
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 306 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1061-4036
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