Genetic Anticipation Is Associated with Telomere Shortening in Hereditary Breast Cancer

There is increasing evidence suggesting that short telomeres and subsequent genomic instability contribute to malignant transformation. Telomere shortening has been described as a mechanism to explain genetic anticipation in dyskeratosis congenita and Li-Fraumeni syndrome. Since genetic anticipation...

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Main Authors: Martinez-Delgado, Beatriz, Yanowsky, Kira, Inglada-Perez, Lucia, Domingo, Samuel, Urioste, Miguel, Osorio, Ana, Benitez, Javier
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3145621/