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Old 06-02-2009, 06:11 AM   #1
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Discovery Of Breast Cancer Gene That's Blocked By Blood Pressure Drug

Researchers have identified a gene that is overexpressed in up to 20 percent of breast cancers and that could be blocked in the lab by a currently available blood pressure drug, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. The gene, called AGTR1, caused normal breast cells to behave like cancer cells. This behavior was reversed by treatment with the blood pressure drug losartan.

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