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BRCA1 CpG island hypermethylation predicts sensitivity to poly(adenosine diphosphate)-ribose polymerase inhibitorsBRCA1 CpG island hypermethylation predicts sensitivity to poly(adenosine diphosphate)-ribose polymerase inhibitors

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Recently, Fong et al reported the antitumor activity of the poly(adenosine diphosphate)-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitor olaparib (AZD2281; KU-0059436) in patients with BRCA1/BRCA2 germline mutated ovarian cancer. Female BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers have a significantly elevated lifetime risk of breast and ovarian cancer. BRCA1 and BRCA2 proteins play major roles in DNA double-strand break repair through homologous recombination, and inhibition of DNA single-strand break repair leads to the accumulation of double-strand breaks. These potentially lethal events in homologous recombination-deficient cells could be exploited for therapeutic purposes. The PARP-1 protein is essential for single-strand break repair, and inhibition of PARP leads to persistence of DNA lesions normally repaired by homologous recombination.

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Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2010, vol. 28, num. 29, p. e563-e564

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(c) American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2010

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Articles publicats en revistes (Ciències Fisiològiques)

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BRCA1 CpG island hypermethylation predicts sensitivity to poly(adenosine diphosphate)-ribose polymerase inhibitorsBRCA1 CpG island hypermethylation predicts sensitivity to poly(adenosine diphosphate)-ribose polymerase inhibitors