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Breast Cancer
Research in breast cancer provides new insights
November 3rd, 2005
Reports from the United Kingdon, United Kingdom and United States highlight recent research on breast cancer. Study 1: Higher expression of CTCF in breast cancer cells could be linked to apoptosis resistance. According to recent research from the United Kingdom, "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...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-11-03)
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