Breast Cancer
Discovery Suggests Location of Genes for Breast Density, a Strong Risk Factor for Breast Cancer
Published in Medical Imaging Week, September 22nd, 2007
Studying the DNA of 889 people, gene hunters at the Mayo Clinic and H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Centers have identified a region on chromosome 5p that is significantly associated with dense breast tissue, a known risk factor for breast cancer. The findings, published in the September 1 issue of Cancer Research, a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, suggest that genes which influence breast density could serve as a predictive marker for disease and provide a biological target for agents that may reduce breast cancer risk by reducing breast density.
Women with dense breasts – meaning the breast has a smaller proportion of fat relative to stromal and...
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