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BRCA1 in hormonal carcinogenesis: basic and clinical research.
Endocrine-related cancer - 1 Sept 2005
Rosen E M, Fan S, Isaacs C
Abstract excerpt
The breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility gene-1 (BRCA1) located on chromosome 17q21 encodes a tumor suppressor gene that functions, in part, as a caretaker gene in preserving chromosomal stability. The observation that most BRCA1 mutant breast cancers are hormone receptor negative has led some to question whether hormonal factors contribute to the etiology of BRCA1-mutant breast cancers. Nevertheless, the...
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