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Breast Cancer
Recent findings from Ondokuz Mayis University, Medical Department highlight research in breast cancer
November 27th, 2008
"The 30 untranslated region (3 ' UTR) of the prohibitin gene has a positive effect on arresting cell proliferation between G1 and S phases and inhibits DNA synthesis. A C-to-T transition within this region creates a variant that alters mRNA function and has been shown to be associated with an increased breast cancer risk among young North Americans who are under 50 years and have at least one first-degree relative with breast cancer," scientists in Samsun, Turkey report. "We carried out a population-based case-control study to assess whether this association exists in Turkish women. We examined 106 breast cancer patients and 154 healthy controls by PCR and restriction...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-11-27)
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