Biallelic mutations in PALB2 cause Fanconi anemia subtype FA-N and predispose to childhood cancer

S Reid, D Schindler, H Hanenberg, K Barker, S Hanks, R Kalb, K Neveling, P Kelly, S Seal, M Freund, M Wurm, S D Batish, F P Lach, S Yetgin, H Neitzel, H Ariffin, M Tischkowitz, C G Mathew, D Auerbach, N Rahman

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)162 - 164
Number of pages3
JournalNature Genetics
Volume39
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2007

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