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From a variant of unknown significance to pathogenic: Reclassification of a large novel duplication in BRCA2 by high-throughput sequencing.

Jana Lisa van LuttikhuizenJanin BublitzStephanie SchubertGunnar SchmidtWinfried HofmannSusanne MorlotReena BuurmanBernd AuberBrigitte SchlegelbergerDoris Steinemann
Published in: Molecular genetics & genomic medicine (2019)
This case study demonstrates that a comprehensive characterization of a structural variant by breakpoint assessment is crucial for its correct classification. Therefore, sequencing strategies including non-coding regions might be necessary to identify cancer predispositions in affected families.
Keyphrases
  • single cell
  • high throughput sequencing
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