Breast Cancer
Scientist Use Statistical Gene Profiling To Predict Clinical Status
Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, October 11th, 2001
Their analysis of the activity of genes in breast tumor samples, as revealed by a laboratory tool known as a "DNA microarray," demonstrated that researchers could discriminate the tumors' status regarding two clinically important factors - estrogen receptor status and lymph node status.
Tumors whose cells show the presence of estrogen receptors are more likely to spread aggressively, as they respond to growth-inducing estrogen and progesterone. Also, the ability to predict whether...
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Source: Gene Therapy Weekly (2001-10-11)
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