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Genetic alterations of the WWOX gene in breast cancer.
Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) - 1 Sept 2012
Ekizoglu Seda, Muslumanoglu Mahmut, Dalay Nejat, Buyru Nur
Abstract excerpt
FRA3B and FRA16D are the most sensitive common chromosomal fragile site loci in the human genome and two tumor suppressor genes FHIT (Fragile Histidine Triad) and WWOX (WW domain-containing oxidoreductase gene) map to this sites. The WWOX gene is composed of 9 exons and encodes a 46-kD protein that contains 414 amino acids. Loss of heterozygosity, homozygous deletions, and chromosomal translocations affecting...
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