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Breast Cancer
Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer
May 5th, 2005
Breast cancer data are the focus of recent research from the United States. Study 1: Breast cancer researchers at the U.S. National Cancer Institute have shown that parity-induced mammary epithelial cells in mice are pluripotent, self-renewing, and are sensitive to tumor growth factor (TGF)-beta1 expression. C.A. Boulanger and colleagues wrote, "A parity-induced mammary population, marked by beta-galactosidase expression conditionally activated through cre-lox recombinase, originates in WAP-Cre/Rosa-lox-STOP-lox-LacZ (WAP-Cre/Rosa-LacZ) female mice during pregnancy, lactation, and involution. During subsequent pregnancies, these parity-induced...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-05-05)
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