Researchers Pinpoint Exact Gene Responsible for one of Deadliest Forms of Breast Cancer

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Australian researchers have discovered the gene responsible for a particularly nasty form of hormone-sensitive breast cancer. They believe their work may also provide a genetic trail of breadcrumbs to hunt other cancers in future.

[...] Among them were estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) cancers called IntClust2, characterized by a section of DNA in chromosome 11 standing out, with one gene in particular, called AAMDC, a potential calling card for some of the most intractable forms of cancer known to humanity.

Source: Major breakthrough as researchers pinpoint exact gene responsible for one of deadliest forms of breast cancer

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