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Comment
. 2010 May;42(5):368-9.
doi: 10.1038/ng0510-368.

Fanconi anemia and breast cancer susceptibility meet again

Ephrat Levy-Lahad  1
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Comment

Fanconi anemia and breast cancer susceptibility meet again

Ephrat Levy-Lahad. Nat Genet. 2010 May.

Abstract

A new study reports biallelic mutations in RAD51C in a Fanconi anemia-like disorder, while a second study reports monoallelic mutations in the same gene associated with increased breast cancer risk. These findings strengthen the link between Fanconi anemia and breast cancer-associated pathways.

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  • Mutation of the RAD51C gene in a Fanconi anemia-like disorder.
    Vaz F, Hanenberg H, Schuster B, Barker K, Wiek C, Erven V, Neveling K, Endt D, Kesterton I, Autore F, Fraternali F, Freund M, Hartmann L, Grimwade D, Roberts RG, Schaal H, Mohammed S, Rahman N, Schindler D, Mathew CG. Vaz F, et al. Nat Genet. 2010 May;42(5):406-9. doi: 10.1038/ng.570. Epub 2010 Apr 18. Nat Genet. 2010. PMID: 20400963
  • Germline mutations in breast and ovarian cancer pedigrees establish RAD51C as a human cancer susceptibility gene.
    Meindl A, Hellebrand H, Wiek C, Erven V, Wappenschmidt B, Niederacher D, Freund M, Lichtner P, Hartmann L, Schaal H, Ramser J, Honisch E, Kubisch C, Wichmann HE, Kast K, Deissler H, Engel C, Müller-Myhsok B, Neveling K, Kiechle M, Mathew CG, Schindler D, Schmutzler RK, Hanenberg H. Meindl A, et al. Nat Genet. 2010 May;42(5):410-4. doi: 10.1038/ng.569. Epub 2010 Apr 18. Nat Genet. 2010. PMID: 20400964

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