Defects in this gene can cause Fanconi anaemia, a disorder with clinical features of cytopaenia, bone developmental defects and tumour predisposition.61BRIP1 is a DEAH helicase that interacts with the BRCT repeats of BRCA1 and has an important role in BRCA1‐dependent DNA repair. Here, BRCA1 is linked to Fanconi anemia.