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BRCA1, hormone, and tissue-specific tumor suppression.
International journal of biological sciences - 1 Jan 2009
Hu Yanfen
Abstract excerpt
Germline mutations of BRCA1 predispose women to breast and ovarian cancers. Elucidating molecular mechanism of tissue- and gender-specific phenomena in BRCA1-related tumors is a key to our understanding of BRCA1 function in tumor suppression. This review summarizes studies in recent years on the link between BRCA1 and estrogen/progesterone signaling pathways, as well as discusses various models underscoring a...
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