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Medullary carcinoma of breast with a novel germline mutation 1123T >G in exon 11 of BRCA1
Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
  • Tariq Moattar, Aga Khan University
  • Toheed Kausar, Aga Khan University
  • Muniba Aban, Aga Khan University
  • Shaista Khan, Aga Khan University
  • Shahid Pervez, Aga Khan University
Publication Date
9-1-2006
Document Type
Report
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Abstract

Breast cancer, the most common malignancy in females, has an estimated 5-10% hereditary predisposition. BRCA1 is a tumor suppressor gene and is known to be responsible for breast cancer and breast-ovarian cancers running in families. In breast caner patients, several mutations in BRCA1 have been reported throughout the gene. This report describes identification of a mutation in BRCA1 gene using protein truncation (PTT) assay in a patient with medullary carcinoma of breast who also had a family history of breast cancer. Following DNA sequencing, the mutation was confirmed as substitution of thymine at position 1123 with guanine of exon 11 (1123 T>G). This mutation can be added to the pool of known BRCA1 mutations in Pakistani population, which will help in developing a local screening panel of BRCA1 mutations.

Citation Information
Tariq Moattar, Toheed Kausar, Muniba Aban, Shaista Khan, et al.. "Medullary carcinoma of breast with a novel germline mutation 1123T >G in exon 11 of BRCA1" Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan Vol. 16 Iss. 9 (2006) p. 606 - 607
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/shahid_pervez/163/