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Atm heterozygous deficiency enhances development of mammary carcinomas in p53 heterozygous knockout mice.
Breast cancer research : BCR - 1 Jan 2005
Umesako Seiichi, Fujisawa Kae, Iiga Sayoko, Mori Nobuko, Takahashi Masahiro, Hong Doo-Pyo, Song Chang-Woo, Haga Satomi, Imai Syunsuke, Niwa Otsura, Okumoto Masaaki
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INTRODUCTION: Ataxia-telangiectasia is an autosomal-recessive disease that affects neuro-immunological functions, associated with increased susceptibility to malignancy, chromosomal instability and hypersensitivity to ionizing radiation. Although ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM) heterozygous deficiency has been proposed to increase susceptibility to breast cancer, some studies have not found excess risk. In...
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