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Ionizing radiation or mitomycin-induced micronuclei in lymphocytes of BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation carriers.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Jun 2011
Gutiérrez-Enríquez Sara, Ramón Y Cajal Teresa, Alonso Carmen, Corral Anna, Carrasco Pablo, Cornet Mónica, Sanz Judith, Ribas Montserrat, Baiget Montserrat, Diez Orland
Abstract excerpt
BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are essential in preserving the integrity of genome, and it is not unambiguously clear whether the heterozygosity status may affect BRCA1 or BRCA2 functions. This may have implications for the clinical management of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers both in breast cancer (BC) screening modality and in cancer treatment based on DNA-damaging or DNA-repair-inhibiting drugs. We investigated...
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