| Literature DB >> 18158280 |
Gabriel Chodick1, Jeffery P Struewing, Elaine Ron, Joni L Rutter, Jose Iscovich.
Abstract
To evaluate the potential contribution of mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes to male breast cancer (MBC), we expanded a previous study to screen a total of 261 Israeli men diagnosed with breast carcinoma. A total of 21 BRCA2 6174delT and 8 BRCA1 185delAG mutations were found. Similar frequencies of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers were found among Ashkenazi (12.8%) and non-Ashkenazi Jews (9.1%). The combined prevalence of BRCA1/BRCA2 founder mutations among Ashkenazi Jewish men is slightly higher than for women, due to a higher frequency of BRCA2 mutations.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 18158280 PMCID: PMC2386175 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2007.11.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Med Genet ISSN: 1769-7212 Impact factor: 2.708