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PALB2, which encodes a BRCA2-interacting protein, is a breast cancer susceptibility gene

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The Breast Cancer Susceptibility Collaboration (UK), Rahman, Nazneen, Seal, Sheila, Thompson, Deborah, Kelly, Patrick, Renwick, Anthony, Elliott, Anna, Reid, Sarah, Spanova, Katarina, Barfoot, Rita, Chagtai, Tasnim, Jayatilake, Hiran, McGuffog, Lesley, Hanks, Sandra, Evans, D Gareth, Eccles, Diana, Easton, Douglas F, Stratton, Michael R·2007·Nature Genetics

Abstract

PALB2 interacts with BRCA2, and biallelic mutations in PALB2 (also known as FANCN), similar to biallelic BRCA2 mutations, cause Fanconi anemia. We identified monoallelic truncating PALB2 mutations in 10/923 individuals with familial breast cancer compared with 0/1,084 controls (P = 0.0004) and show that such mutations confer a 2.3-fold higher risk of breast cancer (95% confidence interval (c.i.) = 1.4–3.9, P = 0.0025). The results show that PALB2 is a breast cancer susceptibility gene and further demonstrate the close relationship of the Fanconi anemia–DNA repair pathway and breast cancer predisposition.

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Authors
The Breast Cancer Susceptibility Collaboration (UK), Rahman, N., Seal, S., Thompson, D., Kelly, P., Renwick, A., Elliott, A., Reid, S., Spanova, K., Barfoot, R., Chagtai, T., Jayatilake, H., McGuffog, L., Hanks, S., Evans, D. G., Eccles, D., Easton, D. F., & Stratton, M. R.
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Nature Genetics
Published
2006-12-31
Volume
39
Issue
2
Pages
165-167
ISSN
  • 1061-4036 (ISSN-L)
  • 1546-1718
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W2002150942
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1,003
References
7
FWCI
30.57
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
green
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)

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The Breast Cancer Susceptibility Collaboration (UK), Rahman, N., Seal, S., Thompson, D., Kelly, P., Renwick, A., Elliott, A., Reid, S., Spanova, K., Barfoot, R., Chagtai, T., Jayatilake, H., McGuffog, L., Hanks, S., Evans, D. G., Eccles, D., Easton, D. F., & Stratton, M. R. (2007). PALB2, which encodes a BRCA2-interacting protein, is a breast cancer susceptibility gene. Nature Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1038/ng1959

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