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Original Research
Methylation: A second hit in the two-hit hypothesis
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Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Iowa City, IA, USA
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Division of Gynecologic Oncology, St. Vincent Hospital and Health Services Indianapolis, IN, USA
Eur. J. Gynaecol. Oncol. 2003, 24(5), 361–361;
Published: 10 October 2003
Abstract
This case illustrates that methylation of one BRCA I allele may serve as the second hit in a patient with a diploid locus and missense mutation on the other allele.
Keywords
BRCA1
Methylation
Mutation
DNA silencing