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[Adjuvant irradiation in breast cancer patients with ATM gene heterozygous mutations: special focus on clinical efficacy/toxicity].
Cancer radiotherapie : journal de la Societe francaise de radiotherapie oncologique - 1 Jun 2009
Chargari C, Kirova Y M, Even C, Monnier L, Dendale R, Campana F, Fourquet A
Abstract excerpt
Dysfunction of the ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) gene has been related to defective cell cycle control and genomic instability due to the impaired repair of DNA double strand breaks. Although increased radiosensitivity in ATM heterozygous patients has been suggested in preclinical data, clinical implication of ATM variant remains debated. Despite frequent in vitro hypersensitivity in patients with severe...
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