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A molecular switch is linked to a common breast cancer
11-08-2007 · EurekAlert!Researchers have discovered that a molecular switch in the protein-making machinery of cells is linked to one of the most common forms of lethal breast cancer worldwide. The discovery by researchers at NYU School of Medicine could lead to new therapies for the cancer, called locally advanced breast cancer.
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