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Aurora kinases A and B and familial breast cancer risk.
Cancer letters - 18 Mar 2007
Tchatchou Sandrine, Wirtenberger Michael, Hemminki Kari, Sutter Christian, Meindl Alfons, Wappenschmidt Barbara, Kiechle Marion, Bugert Peter, Schmutzler Rita K, Bartram Claus R, Burwinkel Barbara
Abstract excerpt
Aurora genes play a crucial role in tumourigenesis and are overexpressed in many kinds of cancers. We investigated whether coding variants within the Aurora genes are associated with familial breast cancer risk. While AURKA Phe31Ile (1712T>A) and AURKB Thr298Met (893G>A) showed no association, the synonymous AURKB Ser295Ser (885A>G) polymorphism resulted in an increased breast cancer risk for carriers of the...
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