title: Absence of mutations in the ATM gene in forty-seven cases of sporadic breast cancer.
abstract: Epidemiological evidence points to an increased risk of breast cancer in ataxia telangiectasia (AT) heterozygote women. Previous attempts to screen early onset or familial breast cancer patients failed to confirm an association. The issue of AT and late onset sporadic breast cancer remained unresolved. We screened 47 women who developed later onset, sporadic breast cancer for ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) mutations. No mutations were found.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Environmental Health, Department of Biology, University of Victoria, Canada.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Bebb
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Telatar
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gelmon
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Gatti
authors.forename: B W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Glickman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D000368:Aged; D001260:Ataxia Telangiectasia / Q000235:genetics; D064007:Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005260:Female; D006580:Genetic Carrier Screening; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009154:Mutation; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D012313:RNA / Q000097:blood; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins
chemical_list: D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D011506:Proteins; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; D012313:RNA; C576324:ATM protein, human; D064007:Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases