Latest Data


« Comments Requested Secondhand Smoke Damages Lungs: Novel Mri Technique Offers Proof | Main | Subject Physical Job Activity May Cut Prostate Cancer Risk (reuters) »

New Mouse Studies Identify Gene That May Influence Metastasis Risk In Breast Cancer

By admin2 | May 28, 2008

MedicalResearchers have identified a pattern of gene activity in mice that may help to predict individual risk for breast cancer metastasis and survival in humans. A single gene called bromodomain 4 (Brd4) regulates the expression of this pattern, also called a signature. The researchers found that one result of this Brd4 regulation is the suppression of tumor growth and metastasis in a mouse model of cancer.
(Link)

This entry was important to me: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
  • StumbleUpon
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Reddit
  • Furl
  • Junipo

Topics: Cancer |

Comments