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Breast Cancer
Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer
September 29th, 2005
Breast cancer data are the focus of recent research from the United States, Italy and France. Study 1: BRCA1 depletion boosts the proliferation of mammary epithelial cells. "Cumulative evidence indicates that breast cancer-associated gene 1 (BRCA1) participates in DNA damage repair and cell-cycle checkpoint control, serving as a tumor susceptibility gene to maintain the global genomic stability. However, whether BRCA1 has a direct role in cell proliferation and differentiation, two key biological functions in tumorigenesis, remains unclear," scientists writing in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-09-29)
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