Haplotype analysis suggest common founders in carriers of the recurrent <it>BRCA2 </it>mutation, 3398delAAAAG, in French Canadian hereditary breast and/ovarian cancer families

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The 3398delAAAAG mutation in <it>BRCA2 </it>was recently found to recur in breast and/or ovarian cancer families from the French Canadian population of Quebec, a population that has genetic attributes consistent with a fo...

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Main Authors: Foulkes William D, Mes-Masson Anne-Marie, Shen Zhen, Perret Chantal, Arcand Suzanna L, Leblanc Guy, Oros Kathleen K, Ghadirian Parviz, Provencher Diane, Tonin Patricia N
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-03-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/7/23