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Ovarian hyperstimulation by LH leads to mammary gland hyperplasia and cancer predisposition in transgenic mice.
Endocrinology - 1 Sept 2002
Milliken Erin L, Ameduri Rebecca K, Landis Melissa D, Behrooz Alireza, Abdul-Karim Fadi W, Keri Ruth A
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Many risk factors for breast cancer are associated with hormonally regulated events. Although numerous mouse models of mammary cancer exist, few address the roles of hormones in spontaneous tumor formation. Here we report that transgenic mice that overexpress LH, resulting in ovarian hyperstimulation, undergo precocious mammary gland development. A significant increase in proliferation leads to ovary-dependent...
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