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A Mouse Model That Reproduces the Developmental Pathways and Site Specificity of the Cancers Associated With the Human BRCA1 Mutation Carrier State.
EBioMedicine - 1 Oct 2015
Liu Ying, Yen Hai-Yun, Austria Theresa, Pettersson Jonas, Peti-Peterdi Janos, Maxson Robert, Widschwendter Martin, Dubeau Louis
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Predisposition to breast and extrauterine Müllerian carcinomas in BRCA1 mutation carriers is due to a combination of cell-autonomous consequences of BRCA1 inactivation on cell cycle homeostasis superimposed on cell-nonautonomous hormonal factors magnified by the effects of BRCA1 mutations on hormonal changes associated with the menstrual cycle. We used the Müllerian inhibiting substance type 2 receptor (Mis2r)...
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