Identification and Characterization of New <i>Alu</i> Element Insertion in the <i>BRCA1</i> Exon 14 Associated with Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer
Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome (HBOC) is an autosomal dominant cancer predisposition syndrome characterized by an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancers. Germline pathogenic variants in <i>BRCA1</i> are found in about 7–10% of all familial breast cancers and 10% of o...
Main Authors: | Ahmed Bouras, Melanie Leone, Valerie Bonadona, Marine Lebrun, Alain Calender, Nadia Boutry-Kryza |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-10-01
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Series: | Genes |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/12/11/1736 |
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