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Location of a breast cancer susceptibility gene, BRACA2, to chromosome 13q12-13.

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Publication Details

Science, 265, 2088-2090. 1994 CE.

Stratton and colleagues discovered the BRCA2 gene. Oder of authorship in the original publication: Wooster, Neuhausen, Mangion....Stratton.

(Thanks to Juan Weiss for this reference and its interpretation.)

Browse Tags

Immunology & Dermatology
Genetics & Heredity

Thematic Classifications

BIOLOGY › MOLECULAR BIOLOGY › Genomics › Personalized Medicine GENETICS / HEREDITY › HEREDITARY / CONGENITAL DISEASES OR DISORDERS › Hereditary Cancers › Breast Cancer 1 & 2

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