| Literature DB >> 15340427 |
Ronald A DePinho, Kornelia Polyak.
Abstract
The benign-to-malignant transition in human breast cancer is associated with a marked increase in chromosomal aberrations. A new study suggests that telomere dysfunction and its associated bridge-fusion-breakage cycles may drive this episodic instability, thereby providing aspiring cancer cells with the multiple genetic aberrations needed to achieve a fully malignant state.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15340427 DOI: 10.1038/ng0904-932
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Genet ISSN: 1061-4036 Impact factor: 38.330