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Breast Cancer
Scientists at University of Virginia release new data on breast cancer
September 4th, 2008
According to recent research from the United States, "Measurement of breast tissue estradiol levels could provide a powerful method to predict the risk of developing breast cancer but obtaining sufficient amounts of tissue from women is difficult from a practical standpoint. Assessment of aromatase in ductal lavage fluid or fine needle aspirates from breast might provide a surrogate marker for tissue estrogen levels but highly sensitive methods would be required." "These considerations prompted us to develop an ultra-sensitive, ''nested'' PCR assay for aromatase which is up to one million fold more sensitive than standard PCR methods. We initially validated this assay...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-09-04)
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