Comparative In Vitro and In Silico Analyses of Variants in Splicing Regions of BRCA1 and BRCA2 Genes and Characterization of Novel Pathogenic Mutations

Several unclassified variants (UVs) have been identified in splicing regions of disease-associated genes and their characterization as pathogenic mutations or benign polymorphisms is crucial for the understanding of their role in disease development. In this study, 24 UVs located at BRCA1 and BRCA2...

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Main Authors: Colombo, Mara, De Vecchi, Giovanna, Caleca, Laura, Foglia, Claudia, Ripamonti, Carla B., Ficarazzi, Filomena, Barile, Monica, Varesco, Liliana, Peissel, Bernard, Manoukian, Siranoush, Radice, Paolo
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3579815/