Haplotypic characterization of BRCA1 c.5266dupC, the prevailing mutation in Brazilian hereditary breast/ovarian cancer

Abstract Specific pathogenic mutations associated with breast cancer development can vary between ethnical groups. One example is BRCA1 c.5266dupC that was first described as a founder mutation in the Ashkenazi Jewish population, but was later also found in other populations. In Brazil, this mutatio...

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Main Authors: Renan Gomes, Barbara Luisa Soares, Paula Silva Felicio, Rodrigo Michelli, Cristina B. O. Netto, Barbara Alemar, Patrícia Ashton-Prolla, Edenir Inêz Palmero, Miguel Ângelo Martins Moreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572020000400106&lng=en&tlng=en