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Esteves,V.F.; Thuler,L.C.S.; Amêndola,L.C.; Koifman,R.J.; Koifman,S.; Frankel,P.P.; Vieira,R.J.S.. |
Of all malignant neoplasias affecting women, breast cancer has the highest incidence rate in Brazil. The objective of the present study was to determine the frequency of genetic modifications in families with medium and high risk for breast and ovarian cancer from different regions of Brazil. An exploratory, descriptive study was carried out on the prevalence of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in case series of high-risk families for breast and/or ovarian cancer. After heredogram construction, a blood sample was taken and DNA extraction was performed in all index cases. The protein truncation test was used to screen for truncated mutations in exon 11 of the BRCA1 gene and in exons 10 and 11 of the BRCA2 gene. Of the 612 individuals submitted to genetic... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Breast cancer; BRCA1; BRCA2; Mutations; Brazil. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009000500009 |
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Dillenburg,Crisle Vignol; Bandeira,Isabel Cristina; Tubino,Taiana Valente; Rossato,Luciana Grazziotin; Dias,Eleonora Souza; Bittelbrunn,Ana Cristina; Leistner-Segal,Sandra. |
Certain mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are frequent in the Ashkenazi Jewish population. Several factors contribute to this increased frequency, including consanguineous marriages and an event known as a "bottleneck', which occurred in the past and caused a drastic reduction in the genetic variability of this population. Several studies were performed over the years in an attempt to elucidate the role of BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes in susceptibility to breast cancer. The aim of this study was to estimate the carrier frequency of certain common mutations in the BRCA1 (185delAG and 5382insC) and BRCA2 (6174delT) genes in an Ashkenazi Jewish population from Porto Alegre, Brazil. Molecular analyses were done by PCR followed by RFLP (ACRS). The carrier frequencies... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Ashkenazi Jews; Breast cancer; BRCA1; BRCA2; Mutation. |
Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572012000400009 |
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