Sequence Variants of BRCA1 and BRCA2 Genes in Four Iranian Families with Breast and Ovarian Cancer

"nBackground: BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes have been recognized to be responsible for 20-30% of hereditary breast can­cers and approximately 50% of familial breast and ovarian cancers. Therefore, the demand for BRCA1 and BRCA2 muta­tion screening is rapidly increasing as th...

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Main Authors: F Keshavarzi, A Eskafi Noughani, MH Ayoubian, S Zeinali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2011-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/18417.pdf&manuscript_id=18417