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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
DISEASE(S): invasive ductal carcinoma
SUBMITTER: Margit Riis
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-271 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
BMC cancer 20101216
<h4>Background</h4>Polycomb Group (PcG) proteins are epigenetic silencers involved in maintaining cellular identity, and their deregulation can result in cancer. Expression of Mel-18 and Bmi-1 has been studied in tumor tissue, but not in adjacent non-cancerous breast epithelium. Our study compares the expression of the two genes in normal breast epithelium of cancer patients and relates it to the level of expression in the corresponding tumors as well as in breast epithelium of healthy women.<h4 ...[more]