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Transcriptional activation of the estrogen receptor.
Clinical chemistry - 1 Feb 1993
Wei L L
Abstract excerpt
Almost all breast cancer tumors progress to a hormone-resistant state. Evidence is presented that the existence of mutant estrogen receptors may explain some hormone-resistant phenotypes. Breast tumor cells bearing a mutant receptor that is constitutively active and does not bind hormone would have unregulated cell growth and thus appear to be hormone-independent. Alternatively, breast cancer cells may contain...
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