CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY IN BREAST-CANCER PATIENTS

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作者
BARRIOS, L
CABALLIN, MR
MIRO, R
FUSTER, C
GUEDEA, F
SUBIAS, A
EGOZCUE, J
机构
[1] UNIV AUTONOMA BARCELONA,HOSP SANTA CREU & SANT PAU,INST BIOL FONAMENTAL VICENT VILLAR PALASI,E-08193 BARCELONA,SPAIN
[2] UNIV AUTONOMA BARCELONA,HOSP SANTA CREU & SANT PAU,DEPT BIOL ANIM,E-08193 BARCELONA,SPAIN
[3] UNIV AUTONOMA BARCELONA,HOSP SANTA CREU & SANT PAU,SERV ONCOL,E-08193 BARCELONA,SPAIN
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10.1007/BF00204926
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Q3 [遗传学];
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071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
We have carried out cytogenetic studies, using the G-banding technique, in peripheral blood lymphocytes of 10 patients affected by breast carcinoma. The frequency of aberrant metaphases (7.36%) is significantly different from that of our laboratory controls (3.76% of aberrant metaphases) but not from that detected in patients suffering from bladder cancer (10.64%) and Hodgkin's disease (11.03%), two conditions that have previously been described as chromosomally unstable. Our results suggest that breast carcinoma patients show a degree of chromosomal instability that could be related to a predisposition to neoplastic disease.
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