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Variants in the ATM gene and breast cancer susceptibility.


ABSTRACT: It has been established that heterozygous carriers of ataxia-telangiectasia-causing mutations in the ATM gene are at approximately two-fold higher risk of breast cancer. Several studies have attempted to assess the potential implication of the gene's more common variants in breast cancer susceptibility. Three large case-control studies have consistently found no evidence of association for variants with minor allele frequency greater than 5%. Other studies have evaluated associations for coding variants with intermediate frequency (1-5%), but the results are inconsistent. Larger and/or combined association studies are needed to clarify this issue.

SUBMITTER: Milne RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2651585 | biostudies-literature | 2009

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Variants in the ATM gene and breast cancer susceptibility.

Milne Roger L RL  

Genome medicine 20090122 1


It has been established that heterozygous carriers of ataxia-telangiectasia-causing mutations in the ATM gene are at approximately two-fold higher risk of breast cancer. Several studies have attempted to assess the potential implication of the gene's more common variants in breast cancer susceptibility. Three large case-control studies have consistently found no evidence of association for variants with minor allele frequency greater than 5%. Other studies have evaluated associations for coding  ...[more]

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