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Concomitant inactivation of p53 and Chk2 in breast cancer.
Oncogene - 21 Feb 2002
Sullivan Alexandra, Yuille Martin, Repellin Claire, Reddy Archana, Reelfs Olivier, Bell Alexandra, Dunne Barbara, Gusterson Barry A, Osin Peter, Farrell Paul J, Yulug Isik, Evans Abigail, Ozcelik Tayfun, Gasco Milena, Crook Tim
Abstract excerpt
The structure and expression of the human Rad53 homologue Chk2 was analysed in breast cancer. The previously described silent polymorphism at nucleotide 252 in codon 84 (GAA>GAG) was observed in 5/141 cases. Somatic Chk2 coding mutations were detected in 7/141 cases, these occurring in 4/18 BRCA1...
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