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Wwox inactivation enhances mammary tumorigenesis.
Oncogene - 8 Sept 2011
Abdeen S K, Salah Z, Maly B, Smith Y, Tufail R, Abu-Odeh M, Zanesi N, Croce C M, Nawaz Z, Aqeilan R I
Abstract excerpt
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in women worldwide. Expression of the WWOX tumor suppressor is absent or reduced in a large proportion of breast tumors suggesting that loss of WWOX may contribute to breast tumorigenesis. Wwox-deficient mice die by 3-4 weeks of age precluding adult tumor analysis. To evaluate the effect of WWOX-altered expression on mammary tumor formation, the...
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