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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2012

Common fragile sites: genomic hotspots of DNA damage and carcinogenesis.

Ke Ma, Li Qiu, Kristin Mrasek, Jun Zhang, Thomas Liehr, Luciana Gonçalves Quintana, Zheng Li

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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44citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 104 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ke MaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin 300060, China.
Li QiuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin 300060, China.
Kristin MrasekInstitute of Human Genetics, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University, D-07743 Jena, Germany.
Jun ZhangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin 300060, China.
Thomas LiehrInstitute of Human Genetics, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University, D-07743 Jena, Germany.
Luciana Gonçalves QuintanaInstitute of Human Genetics, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University, D-07743 Jena, Germany.
Zheng LiDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin 300060, China.
Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital · CNFriedrich Schiller University Jena · DEJena University Hospital · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genomic instability, a hallmark of cancer, occurs preferentially at specific genomic regions known as common fragile sites (CFSs). CFSs are evolutionarily conserved and late replicating regions with AT-rich sequences, and CFS instability is correlated with cancer. In the last decade, much progress has been made toward understanding the mechanisms of chromosomal instability at CFSs. However, despite tremendous efforts, identifying a cancer-associated CFS gene (CACG) remains a challenge and little is known about the function of CACGs at most CFS loci. Recent studies of FATS (for Fragile-site Associated Tumor Suppressor), a new CACG at FRA10F, reveal an active role of this CACG in regulating DNA damage checkpoints and suppressing tumorigenesis. The identification of FATS may inspire more discoveries of other uncharacterized CACGs. Further elucidation of the biological functions and clinical significance of CACGs may be exploited for cancer biomarkers and therapeutic benefits.

Indexed as

Cell Transformation, NeoplasticDNA DamageGenome, HumanGenomic InstabilityNeoplasmsAnimalsHumanscancerCFScheckpointFATSinstabilityreplication

Identifiers

PMID23109895
PMCPMC3472787
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