pubmed-article:15446459 | pubmed:abstractText | The autosomal recessive Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS) is a DNA repair disorder due to a mutation in the NBS1 gene on 8q21. Hyperradiosensitivity and high risk for lymphoreticular malignancy are important reasons for early diagnosis and prevention by avoidance of ionisation. The frequency of NBS heterozygotes of the mutation 657de15, which is predominant in the Slavic population was estimated to be in the range of 1:90-1:314 in different parts of Poland, and 1:128-154 among Czech newborns, born 20 years ago. | lld:pubmed |