Double heterozygosity in the <i>BRCA1</i> and <i>BRCA2</i> genes in Italian family

Abstract

Our observations support the hypothesis of a non-specific severe phenotype in DH carriers in terms of age of disease onset, cumulative lifetime risk and multiple primary tumours. Furthermore, our findings confirm that in order to identify all cases of DH, it is important not to limit the identification of mutations in a single gene, but extend the analysis to BRCA1 and BRCA2 and other breast cancer susceptibility genes.