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CA1 contributes to microcalcification and tumourigenesis in breast cancer.
BMC cancer - 12 Oct 2015
Zheng Yabing, Xu Bing, Zhao Yan, Gu He, Li Chang, Wang Yao, Chang Xiaotian
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although mammary microcalcification is frequently observed and has been associated with poor survival in patients with breast cancer, the genesis of calcification remains unclear. Carbonic anhydrase I (CA1) has been shown to promote calcification by catalysing the hydration of CO2. This study aimed to determine whether CA1 was correlated with microcalcification and with other processes that are...
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