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Estrogen levels act as a rheostat on p53 levels and modulate p53-dependent responses in breast cancer cell lines.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Jan 2011
Fernández-Cuesta Lynnette, Anaganti Suresh, Hainaut Pierre, Olivier Magali
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A large proportion of breast cancers expresses the estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) and are dependent on estrogens for their proliferation and survival. The tumor suppressor TP53 encodes the p53 protein, an important mediator of the anti-proliferative and apoptotic effects of several treatments used for breast cancer. A significant proportions of breast tumors (20-30%) carry mutations in TP53 gene and these...
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