Somatic loss of the remaining allele occurs approximately in half of CHEK2-driven breast cancers and is accompanied by a border-line increase of chromosomal instability
Aglaya G. Iyevleva, Svetlana N. Aleksakhina, Anna P. Sokolenko, S. Baskina, Aigul R. Venina, Elena I. Anisimova, Ilya V. Bizin, Alexandr O. Ivantsov, Yana V. Belysheva, Alexandra P. Chernyakova, Alexandr V. Togo, Evgeny N. Imyanitov
Topics & Concepts
CHEK2Loss of heterozygosityBiologyAlleleGermlineGeneticsChromosome instabilityGermline mutationGenome instabilityBreast cancerCancer researchMutationCancerGeneDNA damageDNAChromosomeBRCA gene mutations in cancerBreast Cancer Treatment StudiesMale Breast Health Studies