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Exploiting the weak link: Ataxia-Telangiectasia Mutated dysfunction in oesophagogastric tumours.
Critical reviews in oncology/hematology - 1 Oct 2026
Trybala Zuzanna, Costella Giulia, Bednarova Kristina, Arcimowicz Łukasz, Aigner Achim, Lordick Florian, Obermannová Radka Lordick, Müller Petr
Abstract excerpt
ATM (ataxia-telangiectasia mutated) is a central regulator of the DNA damage response, coordinating double-strand break repair, checkpoint control, and cell fate decisions. Its disruption drives genomic instability and has been implicated across multiple tumour types. In oesophagogastric cancers, ATM alterations occur in a clinically relevant subset of cases, encompassing both somatic and germline events, and are...
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- Humans
- Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins
- Esophageal Neoplasms
- Stomach Neoplasms
- Mutation
- Animals
