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Mutational analysis of telomere genes in BRCA1/2-negative breast cancer families with very short telomeres.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Aug 2012
Yanowsky Kira, Barroso Alicia, Osorio Ana, Urioste Miguel, Benitez Javier, Martinez-Delgado Beatriz
Abstract excerpt
A majority of the familial breast cancer cases are not explained by mutations in the best-known high susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2. Since there is a link between DNA repair and telomere maintenance mechanisms, we have investigated for the first time the role of telomere genes in breast can...
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