Identification of a novel splice-site mutation of the BRCA1 gene in two breast cancer families: Screening reveals low frequency in Icelandic breast cancer patients.

The purpose of this study was to characterise the Icelandic BRCAl allele segregating in these breast cancer families and to estimate its significance in a population-based screening effort. Icelandic Research Council, Science Fund of the University Hospital of Iceland, Nordic Cancer Union and Memori...

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Main Authors: Sigurður Ingvarsson 1956-, Jón Þór Bergþórsson 1966-, Aðalbjörg Jónasdóttir 1959-, Guðrún Jóhannesdóttir 1957-, Aðalgeir Arason 1957-, Valgarður Egilsson 1940-, Gayther, Simon, Borg, Åke, Håkanson, Sara, Rósa Björk Barkardóttir 1958-
Other Authors: Háskóli Íslands
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 1998
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1946/20797
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to characterise the Icelandic BRCAl allele segregating in these breast cancer families and to estimate its significance in a population-based screening effort. Icelandic Research Council, Science Fund of the University Hospital of Iceland, Nordic Cancer Union and Memorial Fund of Bergthora Magnusdottir and Jakob B. Bjarnason.