New Gene Linked To Breast Cancer Risk Identified

[Soccermom]

The tumor suppresor gene,FOX3P relates directly to the Her2 gene.


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0726120852.htm

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..."researchers found FOXP3 to be a repressor of HER-2, a protein that typically marks a more aggressive form of breast cancer. The researchers believe FOXP3 suppresses the HER-2 gene. HER-2 can be activated by many different factors, but the researchers found that when FOXP3 is normal, it keeps HER-2 levels low; when FOXP3 is missing or mutated, HER-2 levels are likely to rise."