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EMSY, a BRCA-2 partner in crime

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Sporadic breast cancers only rarely contain BRCA2 or BRCA1 mutations, despite the presence of such mutations in inherited breast and ovarian cancers. The identification of a new binding partner for BRCA-2 sheds light on this incongruity.

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Figure 1: EMSY and BRCA-2.

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