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Genomic Instability

MedGen UID:
182518
Concept ID:
C0919532
Cell or Molecular Dysfunction
Synonyms: Genome Instabilities; Genome Instability; Genomic Instabilities; Instabilities, Genome; Instabilities, Genomic; Instability, Genome; Instability, Genomic

Definition

A biological process consisting of chromosomal rearrangements and duplications. These phenotypes are often seen in the karyotype of cancer cells, where there is an imbalance between the mechanisms of cell-cycle control and mutation rates within aberrant genes. Ataxia telangiectasia is a disease that is resultant from mutations in the ATM gene, which is a cell cycle checkpoint gene. Nijmegen breakage syndrome is also a disease characterized by chromosomal and genomic instability. [from NCI]

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PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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Diagnosis

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Therapy

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Prognosis

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Clinical prediction guides

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Recent systematic reviews

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