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Case Reports
. 2009;8(4):479-82.
doi: 10.1007/s10689-009-9270-8. Epub 2009 Jul 21.

Identification of a de novo BRCA1 mutation in a woman with early onset bilateral breast cancer

Emma Edwards  1 , Catharina Yearwood, Julie Sillibourne, Diana Baralle, Diana Eccles
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Identification of a de novo BRCA1 mutation in a woman with early onset bilateral breast cancer

Emma Edwards et al. Fam Cancer. 2009.

Abstract

De novo mutations are rarely reported in BRCA1 and BRCA2. We report a proven BRCA1 de novo mutation in a woman diagnosed with young onset bilateral breast cancer with a limited family history.

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