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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Gordon Smyth
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-22446 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Asselin-Labat Marie-Liesse ML Vaillant François F Sheridan Julie M JM Pal Bhupinder B Wu Di D Simpson Evan R ER Yasuda Hisataka H Smyth Gordon K GK Martin T John TJ Lindeman Geoffrey J GJ Visvader Jane E JE
Nature 20100411 7299
The ovarian hormones oestrogen and progesterone profoundly influence breast cancer risk, underpinning the benefit of endocrine therapies in the treatment of breast cancer. Modulation of their effects through ovarian ablation or chemoprevention strategies also significantly decreases breast cancer incidence. Conversely, there is an increased risk of breast cancer associated with pregnancy in the short term. The cellular mechanisms underlying these observations, however, are poorly defined. Here w ...[more]