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CHEK2 1100delC, IVS2+1G>A and I157T mutations are not present in colorectal cancer cases from Turkish population.
Cancer epidemiology - 1 Oct 2012
Bayram Süleyman, Topaktaş Mehmet, Akkız Hikmet, Bekar Aynur, Akgöllü Ersin
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BACKGROUND: The cell cycle checkpoint kinase 2 (CHEK2) protein participates in the DNA damage response in many cell types. Germline mutations in CHEK2 (1100delC, IVS2+1G>A and I157T) have been impaired serine/threonine kinase activity and associated with a range of cancer types. This hospital-based case-control study aimed to investigate whether CHEK2 1100delC, IVS2+1G>A and I157T mutations play an important role...
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