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Chk2*1100delC Acts in synergy with the Ron receptor tyrosine kinase to accelerate mammary tumorigenesis in mice.
Cancer letters - 28 Oct 2010
Meyer Sara E, Peace Belinda E, Bahassi El Mustapha, Kavanaugh Gina M, Wagh Purnima K, Robbins Susan B, Yin Moying, Wells Susanne I, Zinser Glendon M, Stambrook Peter J, Waltz Susan E
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The CHEK2 (Chk2 in mice) polymorphic variant, CHEK2*1100delC, leads to genomic instability and is associated with an increased risk for breast cancer. The Ron receptor tyrosine kinase is overexpressed in a large fraction of human breast cancers. Here, we asked whether the low penetrance Chk2*1100...
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