articleCancer DiscoveryMar 23, 2012GREEN OA

Telomeric Allelic Imbalance Indicates Defective DNA Repair and Sensitivity to DNA-Damaging Agents

Brigham and Women's Hospital · Fox Chase Cancer Center · +5 more institutions

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Abstract

UNLABELLED: DNA repair competency is one determinant of sensitivity to certain chemotherapy drugs, such as cisplatin. Cancer cells with intact DNA repair can avoid the accumulation of genome damage during growth and also can repair platinum-induced DNA damage. We sought genomic signatures indicative of defective DNA repair in cell lines and tumors and correlated these signatures to platinum sensitivity. The number of subchromosomal regions with allelic imbalance extending to the telomere (N(tAI)) predicted cisplatin sensitivity in vitro and pathologic response to preoperative cisplatin treatment in patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). In serous ovarian cancer treated with platinum-based…

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Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • DNA
  • Allele
  • DNA repair
  • Genetics
  • Biology
  • DNA damage
  • Computational biology
  • Molecular biology
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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