Telomere length shows no association with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation status.

Telomere length shows no association with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation status.

This study aimed to determine whether telomere length (TL) is a marker of cancer risk or genetic status amongst two cohorts of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers and controls. The first group was a prospective set of 665 male BRCA1/2 mutation carriers and controls (mean age 53 years), all healthy at...

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Main Authors: Emma Killick, Malgorzata Tymrakiewicz, Clara Cieza-Borrella, Paula Smith, Deborah J Thompson, Karen A Pooley, Doug F Easton, Elizabeth Bancroft, Elizabeth Page, Daniel Leongamornlert, IMPACT collaborators, Zsofia Kote-Jarai, Rosalind A Eeles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0086659
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