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Elevated insulin-like growth factor-I receptor (IGF-IR) levels in primary breast tumors associated with BRCA1 mutations.
Cancer letters - 18 Nov 2007
Maor Sharon, Yosepovich Ady, Papa Moshe Z, Yarden Ronit I, Mayer Doris, Friedman Eitan, Werner Haim
Abstract excerpt
The insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) play a pivotal role in breast cancer. Inherited predisposition to breast and ovarian cancer is associated with germline BRCA1/BRCA2 mutations. To evaluate the impact of BRCA1 mutations on IGF-IR gene expression, we performed an immunohistochemical analysis of IGF-IR in primary breast tumors from BRCA1 mutation carriers and non-carriers. Results obtained revealed a...
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