Steroid receptor variants and their potential role in cancer.

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Steroid receptor variants and their potential role in cancer.

Seminars in cancer biology - 1 Oct 1994

Miksicek R J

Abstract excerpt

Variant forms of steroid receptors that possess altered structure have been described in a number of human cancers. This is particularly true for tumors of the breast, which frequently contain a variety of defective estrogen receptors. Evidence for the existence of steroid receptor variants in hu...

Topics

Animals
Breast Neoplasms
Cloning, Molecular
Humans
Mutation
Polymorphism, Genetic
RNA, Messenger
Receptors, Estrogen
Receptors, Steroid

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