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Breast Cancer
Researchers' work adds to breast cancer body of knowledge
August 4th, 2005
Breast cancer data are the focus of recent research from Italy and Greece. Study 1: Germline mutations in both the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes were detected in an Italian breast cancer patient. "We report the first case in Italy of a non-Ashkenazi double heterozygote for BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. This finding is predictably rare, with a maximum frequency of 1/250,000," scientists in Italy reported. "The proband and her mother were diagnosed with early-onset breast cancer. No other relatives with breast and/or ovarian cancer were observed," stated A. Musolino and colleagues, University Hospital of Parma. The researchers...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-08-04)
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