Identification of a founder BRCA2 mutation in Sardinia

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 553-559

  Pisano, M ^a   Cossu, A ^b   Persico, I ^a   Palmieri, G ^a   Angius, A ^a   Casu, G ^a   Palomba, G ^a   Sarobba, M G ^b   Ossu Rocca, P C ^b   Dedola, M F ^b   Olmeo, N ^c   Pasca, A ^d   Budroni, M ^e   Marras, V ^b   Pisano, A ^f   Farris, A ^b   Massarelli, G ^b   Pirastu, M ^a   Tanda, Francesco ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^c Oncologia Medica   (Italy)

^d II Laboratorio   (Italy)

^e Osservatorio Epidemiologico   (Italy)

^f Ospedale Oncologico A Businco   (Italy)

Author keywords

BRCA2; Breast cancer; Founder effect; Identity by descent; Mutation

Indexed keywords

BRCA1 PROTEIN; DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER GENETICS; CHROMOSOME 13Q; DNA SEQUENCE; FOUNDER EFFECT; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONCOGENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; STOP CODON;

EID: 0033950773     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.1999.0963     Document Type: Article

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