Article
Histopathological features of breast cancer in carriers of ATM gene variants.
Histopathology - 1 Nov 2006
Balleine R L, Murali R, Bilous A M, Farshid G, Waring P, Provan P, Byth K, Thorne H, Kirk J A
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Germline variants in the ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) gene have been implicated in increased breast cancer risk. The aim of this study was to determine whether the histopathology of breast cancers occurring in ATM variant carriers is distinctive or resembles the described BRCA1 mutation-associated phenotype. METHODS: The histopathological features of breast cancers occurring in ATM variant carriers...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- Breast Neoplasms
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating
- Cell Cycle Proteins
- Cohort Studies
- DNA-Binding Proteins
