Estrogen Induces Mammary Ductal Dysplasia via the Upregulation of Myc Expression in a DNA-Repair-Deficient Condition

Summary: Mammary ductal dysplasia is a phenotype observed in precancerous lesions and early-stage breast cancer. However, the mechanism of dysplasia formation remains elusive. Here we show, by establishing a novel dysplasia model system, that estrogen, a female hormone, has the potential to cause ma...

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Main Authors: Junji Itou, Rei Takahashi, Hiroyuki Sasanuma, Masataka Tsuda, Suguru Morimoto, Yoshiaki Matsumoto, Tomoko Ishii, Fumiaki Sato, Shunichi Takeda, Masakazu Toi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-02-01
Series:iScience
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004220300043