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Breast Cancer
Data advance knowledge in breast cancer research
October 6th, 2005
Breast cancer data are the focus of recent research from the United Kingdom and United States. Study 1: Heightened expression of CTCF in breast cancer cells might be associated with resistance to apoptosis. According to recent research from England, "CTCF is a candidate tumor suppressor gene encoding a multifunctional transcription factor. Surprisingly for a tumor suppressor, the levels of CTCF in breast cancer cell lines and tumors were found elevated compared with breast cell lines with finite life span and normal breast tissues." "In this study, we aimed to investigate the possible cause for this increase in CTCF content and in...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-10-06)
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