Haplotype analysis suggest common founders in carriers of the recurrent <it>BRCA2 </it>mutation, 3398delAAAAG, in French Canadian hereditary breast and/ovarian cancer families

• Main Authors: Foulkes William D (Author), Mes-Masso (Author), Shen Zhen (Author), Perret Chantal (Author), Arcand Suzanna L (Author), Leblanc Guy (Author), Oros Kathleen K (Author), Ghadirian Parviz (Author), Provencher Diane (Author), Tonin Patricia N (Author)
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• Udgivet: BMC, 2006-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The 3398delAAAAG mutation in <it>BRCA2 </it>was recently found to recur in breast and/or ovarian cancer families from the French Canadian population of Quebec, a population that has genetic attributes consistent with a fo...