Truncating BRCA1 Mutations Are Uncommon in a Cohort of Hereditary Prostate Cancer Families with Evidence of Linkage to 17q Markers

Abstract
Purpose: A genome-wide scan of 175 hereditary prostate cancer families from the University of Michigan Prostate Cancer Genetics Project provided evidence of prostate cancer linkage to 17q markers near the BRCA1 gene. To examine the possibility that germ-line BRCA1 mutations were associated with hereditary prostate cancer, individuals from 93 families with evidence of linkage to chromosome 17q were screened for germ-line BRCA1 mutations.