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Gene of the month: PALB2

Gene of the month: PALB2

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2761179659

Gene of the month: PALB2

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Gene of the month: PALB2

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Publisher

England: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists

Journal title

Journal of clinical pathology, 2023-02, Vol.76 (2), p.73-75

Language

English

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Publisher

England: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists

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Contents

The partner and localiser of BRCA2 (PALB2) gene, located on chromosome 16, functions as a tumour suppressor that plays a critical role in homologous recombination repair after DNA double-strand breaks. It encodes proteins involved in the BRCA2 and BRCA1, and RAD51 pathways. Heterozygous germline mutations in PALB2 have been implicated in the develo...

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Gene of the month: PALB2

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2761179659

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2761179659

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ISSN

0021-9746

E-ISSN

1472-4146

DOI

10.1136/jcp-2022-208461

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