Journal Of Clinical Investigation Early Table Of Contents: Feb. 2, 2009
 

A DATE with breast cancer: shortened gene region linked to breast cancer Reza Zarnegar and colleagues, at the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, have determined that genetic variation in a piece of DNA that regulates activity of the HGF gene might be a useful marker to identify individuals with an increased risk of developing breast cancer. The HGF gene is not active in normal breast epithelial cells.

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