An investigation of DNA sequence variants of unknown significance in hereditary breast cancer

Inheritance of a protein truncating mutation of the tumour suppressor gene BRCA1 causes approximately 5% of breast tumours. Over 450 distinct BRCA1 missense mutations have also been found in patients with a family history of breast cancer and the functional significance of most of these is unclear....

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Main Author: Copson, Ellen Roxane
Published: University of Southampton 2007
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.485037