Double Heterozygosity of BRCA2 and STK11 in Familial Breast Cancer Detected by Exome Sequencing

Background: Germ-line mutations of BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are responsible for approximately 25-30% of dominantly inherited familial breast cancers; still a big part of genetic component is unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate genetic causes of familial breast cancer in a pedigree with r...

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Main Authors: Mojgan ATAEI-KACHOUEI, Javad NADAF, Mohammad Taghi AKBARI, Morteza ATRI, Jacek MAJEWSKI, Yasser RIAZALHOSSEINI, Masoud GARSHASBI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2015-10-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/4998