| Literature DB >> 18163127 |
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Breast tumors with deficiency in DNA double-strand break repair might be expected to show aneuploidy. A new study shows that microdeletions in PTEN, resulting in complete loss of PTEN protein, are signature lesions in these cancers, particularly those arising in BRCA1-mutation carriers.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18163127 DOI: 10.1038/ng0108-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Genet ISSN: 1061-4036 Impact factor: 38.330