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Functional Phe31Ile polymorphism in Aurora A and risk of breast carcinoma.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Nov 2004
Sun Tong, Miao Xiaoping, Wang Jinwei, Tan Wen, Zhou Yifeng, Yu Chunyuan, Lin Dongxin
Abstract excerpt
Aurora-A/BTAK/STK15, involved in regulating centrosomes and chromosome segregation, is overexpressed in human breast carcinoma and other cancers. The Phe31-->Ile polymorphism in Aurora A alters the kinase function, with the Ile31 variant being preferentially amplified and associated with degree of aneuploidy in human tumors. We have previously shown that the Phe31Ile polymorphism is associated with the occurrence...
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