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Breast Cancer
Reports from Cardiff University advance knowledge in breast cancer
February 19th, 2009
According to recent research from Wales, "Zinc, essential for normal cell growth, is tightly controlled in cells by two families of zinc transporters." "The aberrant expression of zinc transporters from the LIV-1 family of ZIP (Zirt/Irt-like protein) transporters is increasingly being implicated in a variety of disease states. In the present paper, I describe a mechanism for the role of ZIP7 in the progression of breast cancer, identifying it as a new target in breast cancer," wrote K.M. Taylor and colleagues, Cardiff University. The researchers concluded: "Furthermore, I document a link between another zinc transporter, LIV-1, and breast cancer...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-02-19)
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