The expression of aphidicolin-induced fragile sites in familial breast cancer patients.
The expression frequency of aphidicolin-induced fragile sites was examined in familial breast cancer patients to determine whether this parameter could be used as a marker of genetic susceptibility in at-risk individuals. No difference was found in expression frequency between the breast cancer patients and a group of normal individuals (p = 0.61). This indicates that the expression frequency of aphidicolin-induced fragile sites is not a suitable marker for assessing genetic susceptibility in familial breast cancer.
CRC Department of Cancer Genetics, Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, Manchester, United Kingdom.
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Mitchell
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Woodhouse
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Birch
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Santibanez-Koref
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000235:genetics; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016590:Aphidicolin / Q000494:pharmacology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000235:genetics*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D043283:Chromosome Fragile Sites; D002873:Chromosome Fragility; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
D016590:Aphidicolin