[Are the hereditary forms of BRCA1 and BRCA2 breast cancer sensitive to estrogens?].

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There is emerging evidence from clinical and experimental data that familial breast cancers, including BRCA1 and BRCA2 related forms, could be in fact estrogen-sensitive. Interactions between BRCA1 gene expression and estrogens have been reported. On one hand, BRCA1 expression could be induced by estradiol in experimental models. On the other hand, recent studies indicate that BRCA 1 interacts with and regulates...

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