Article
Risk of cancer by ATM missense mutations in the general population.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 20 Jun 2008
Dombernowsky Sarah Louise, Weischer Maren, Allin Kristine Højgaard, Bojesen Stig Egil, Tybjaerg-Hansen Anne, Nordestgaard Børge Grønne
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Truncating and missense mutations in the ATM gene, which cause insufficient DNA damage surveillance, allow damaged cells to proceed into mitosis, which eventually results in increased cancer susceptibility. We tested the hypotheses that ATM Ser49Cys and ATM Ser707Pro heterozygosity increase the risk of cancer overall, of breast cancer, and of 26 other cancer subtypes in the general population. PATIENTS...
Topics
- Adult
- Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins
- Breast Neoplasms
- Cell Cycle Proteins
- DNA-Binding Proteins
- Denmark
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Heterozygote
- Humans
