Abstract
PALB2 was recently identified as a nuclear binding partner of BRCA2. Biallelic BRCA2 mutations cause Fanconi anemia subtype FA- D1 and predispose to childhood malignancies. We identified pathogenic mutations in PALB2 ( also known as FANCN) in seven families affected with Fanconi anemia and cancer in early childhood, demonstrating that biallelic PALB2 mutations cause a new subtype of Fanconi anemia, FA-N, and, similar to biallelic BRCA2 mutations, confer a high risk of childhood cancer
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 162 - 164 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Nature Genetics |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2007 |