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Low expression of leptin and its association with breast cancer: A transcriptomic study.
Oncology reports - 1 Jul 2016
Karim Sajjad, Merdad Adnan, Schulten Hans-Juergen, Jayapal Manikandan, Dallol Ashraf, Buhmeida Abdelbaset, Al-Thubaity Fatima, Mirza Zeenat, Gari Mamdooh A, Chaudhary Adeel G, Abuzenadah Adel M, Al-Qahtani Mohammed H
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The incidence of breast cancer is alarmingly increasing worldwide and also among Saudi women. Obesity is linked with an increased cancer risk and studies have also revealed that leptin may be involved in breast tumorigenesis particularly among obese women. Numerous transcriptomic studies have been carried out worldwide; however, molecular studies among breast cancer patients of diverse ethnic groups from the...
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