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Rare variants in the ATM gene and risk of breast cancer.
Breast cancer research : BCR - 25 Jul 2011
Goldgar David E, Healey Sue, Dowty James G, Da Silva Leonard, Chen Xiaoqing, Spurdle Amanda B, Terry Mary Beth, Daly Mary J, Buys Saundra M, Southey Melissa C, Andrulis Irene, John Esther M, Khanna Kum Kum, Hopper John L, Oefner Peter J, Lakhani Sunil, Chenevix-Trench Georgia
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: The ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM) gene (MIM ID 208900) encodes a protein kinase that plays a significant role in the activation of cellular responses to DNA double-strand breaks through subsequent phosphorylation of central players in the DNA damage-response pathway. Recent studies have confirmed that some specific variants in the ATM gene are associated with increased breast cancer (BC) risk....
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