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BRCA cancer mutations influence gene expression

Tudor Toma

Genome Biology 2001, 2:spotlight-20010228-02 doi:10.1186/gb-spotlight-20010228-02

Published: 28 February 2001

Breast cancers with mutations in either BRCA1 or BRCA2 express different groups of genes, suggesting that a heritable mutation influences the gene-expression profile of the cancer.