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Genetic testing results in Slovenian male breast cancer cohort indicate the BRCA2 7806-2A > G founder variant could be associated with higher male breast cancer risk.

Ksenija StrojnikMateja KrajcVita Setrajcic DragosVida StegelSrdjan NovakovicAna Blatnik
Published in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2021)
We observed a high mutation detection rate and conclude this may be due to the prevalent BRCA2:c.7806-2A > G variant in Slovenia. Our results indicate a possible association between this variant and higher risk of breast cancer in males compared to other identified P/LPVs in BRCA2.
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