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Detection of ATM gene mutations in young lung cancer patients: a population-based control study.
Archives of medical research - 1 Feb 2008
Schneider Joachim, Illig Thomas, Rosenberger Albert, Bickeböller Heike, Wichmann Hans-Erich
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BACKGROUND: Ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by neurological and immunological symptoms, radiosensitivity, and cancer predisposition. Heterozygous carriers of risk mutations in the A-T gene are predisposed to epithelial cancers. We initiated a study to elucidate the frequency and clinical relevance of ATM gene mutations in lung cancer patients of the young (LUCY) and...
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