Low levels of ATM in breast cancer patients with clinical radiosensitivity
dc.contributor.author | Fang, Zhiming | |
dc.contributor.author | Kozlov, Sergei | |
dc.contributor.author | McKay, Michael J | |
dc.contributor.author | Woods, Rick | |
dc.contributor.author | Birrell, Geoff | |
dc.contributor.author | Sprung, Carl N | |
dc.contributor.author | Murrell, Dédée F | |
dc.contributor.author | Wangoo, Kiran | |
dc.contributor.author | Teng, Linda | |
dc.contributor.author | Kearsley, John H | |
dc.contributor.author | Lavin, Martin F | |
dc.contributor.author | Graham, Peter H | |
dc.contributor.author | Clarke, Raymond A | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-16T05:01:31Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-12-16T05:01:31Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010-06-24 | |
dc.date.updated | 2016-02-24T08:20:16Z | |
dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Adjuvant radiotherapy for cancer can result in severe adverse side effects for normal tissues. In this respect, individuals with anomalies of the ATM (ataxia telangiectasia) protein/gene are of particular interest as they may be at risk of both breast cancer and clinical radiosensitivity. The association of specific ATM gene mutations with these pathologies has been well documented, however, there is uncertainty regarding pathological thresholds for the ATM protein. RESULTS Semi-quantitative immuno-blotting provided a reliable and reproducible method to compare levels of the ATM protein for a rare cohort of 20 cancer patients selected on the basis of their severe adverse normal tissue reactions to radiotherapy. We found that 4/12 (33%) of the breast cancer patients with severe adverse normal tissue reactions following radiotherapy had ATM protein levels < 55% compared to the mean for non-reactor controls. CONCLUSIONS ATM mutations are generally considered low risk alleles for breast cancer and clinical radiosensitivity. From results reported here we propose a tentative ATM protein threshold of ~55% for high-risk of clinical radiosensitivity for breast cancer patients. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | The authors acknowledge grant support from the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists. | en_AU |
dc.identifier.issn | 2041-9414 | en_AU |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/95068 | |
dc.publisher | BioMed Central | |
dc.rights | © 2010 Fang et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. | |
dc.source | Genome Integrity | |
dc.source.uri | http://www.genomeintegrity.com/content/1/1/9 | en_AU |
dc.subject | Keywords: ATM protein; adult; aged; article; blood sampling; breast cancer; breast fibrosis; cancer patient; cancer risk; chromosome aberration; clinical article; controlled study; cystitis; desquamation; enzyme activity; female; gene mutation; genetic association; | |
dc.title | Low levels of ATM in breast cancer patients with clinical radiosensitivity | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.bibliographicCitation.issue | 1 | en_AU |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 9 | en_AU |
local.contributor.affiliation | Fang, Zhiming, University of New South Wales, Australia | en_AU |
local.contributor.affiliation | Kozlov, Sergei, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Australia | en_AU |
local.contributor.affiliation | McKay, Michael, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, CMBE ANU Medical School, ANU Medical School, The Australian National University | en_AU |
local.contributor.affiliation | Woods, Rick, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Australia | en_AU |
local.contributor.affiliation | Birrell, Geoff, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Australia | en_AU |
local.contributor.affiliation | Sprung, Carl N., Monash University, Australia | en_AU |
local.contributor.affiliation | Murrell, Dedee F., University of New South Wales, Australia | en_AU |
local.contributor.affiliation | Wangoo, Kiran, University of New South Wales, Australia | en_AU |
local.contributor.affiliation | Teng, Linda, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Australia | en_AU |
local.contributor.affiliation | Kearsley, John H, University of New South Wales, Australia | en_AU |
local.contributor.affiliation | Lavin, Martin F., Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Australia | en_AU |
local.contributor.affiliation | Graham, Peter H, University of New South Wales, Australia | en_AU |
local.contributor.authoruid | McKay, Michael, a276689 | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | en_AU |
local.identifier.absfor | 111208 | en_AU |
local.identifier.ariespublication | f2965xPUB1955 | en_AU |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 1 | en_AU |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1186/2041-9414-1-9 | en_AU |
local.identifier.essn | 2041-9414 | en_AU |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-79953798241 | |
local.identifier.uidSubmittedBy | u3488905 | en_AU |
local.type.status | Published Version | en_AU |
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