ISSN:
1573-7217
Keywords:
ataxia telangiectasia
;
ATM
;
breast cancer
;
mutation screening
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Based upon the results of several epidemiologic studies, it has been suggested that women who are carriers for a mutation in the ataxia telangiectasia-mutated (ATM) gene are susceptible for the development of breast cancer. Therefore, 37 consecutive breast cancer patients were screened for the presence of a germline ATM mutation using a non-isotopic RNase cleavage-based assay (NIRCA). This paper reports the first use of NIRCA for detection of ATM mutations in breast cancer patients. Using this assay, no ATM mutations were found in our patient population. This result is similar to the findings of other studies that have employed approaches complementary to NIRCA.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1006463730337
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