Article
[Ataxia-telangiectasia and cancer: an open question].
Bulletin du cancer - 1 Jul 1997
Rodriguez C, Theillet C
Abstract excerpt
Ataxia-telangiectasia is a rare recessive disorder which, among other clinical signs, is characterized by an extreme sensitivity to ionising radiation. Cells isolated from AT patients show radioresistant DNA synthesis and this has lead to the hypothesis that the product of the genetic determinant of AT may play a role in the detection, signalling or repair of double stranded DNA breaks. The gene to AT, called ATM...
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