Genes Identified May Help Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Friday, September 11, 2009 - 12:21 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have identified two genes which may help improve the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer patients. They found that the survival rate for patients with a low expression of a gene known as Fau, a tumour suppressor, is twice as bad as for people with normal levels, while a high expression of cancer-causing gene MELK has a similar effect.

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