BRCA1 185delAG MUTATION CAN BE EASILY DETECTED BY AN ADAPTED ALLELE-SPECIFIC PCR

BRCA1 gene accounts for a majority of hereditary breast and ovarian cancers. Germinal deleteriousmutations within this gene are directly responsible for the disease, with a lifetime risk of cancer for mutations carriers ofabout 80%. While outbred and western populations usually show a heterogeneous...

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Main Authors: Anca Negura, Lucian Negura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iași 2012-03-01
Series:Analele Ştiinţifice Ale Universităţii Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iași,Sectiunea II A : Genetica si Biologie Moleculara
Online Access:http://www.gbm.bio.uaic.ro/index.php/gbm/article/view/948