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Ataxia-telangiectasia genes and breast cancer risk in a French family study.
The Journal of dairy research - 1 Jan 2005
Andrieu Nadine, Cavaciuti Eve, Laugé Anthony, Ossian Katia, Janin Nicolas, Hall Janet, Stoppa-Lyonnet Dominique
Abstract excerpt
Ataxia-telangiectasia (AT) is a rare autosomal recessive early childhood disorder, characterized by progressive neuronal degeneration, immunological deficiency, radiosensitivity and an increased risk of cancer caused in most cases by mutations in the AT-mutated gene (ATM). Epidemiological studies on AT families have shown that AT heterozygous women have an increased risk of developing breast cancer (BC). The ATM...
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