Key Gene In Deadly Inflammatory Breast Cancer Identified
Sunday, June 14, 2009 - 15:28
in Health & Medicine
Aggressive, deadly and often misdiagnosed, inflammatory breast cancer is the most lethal form of primary breast cancer, often striking women in their prime and causing death within 18 to 24 months. Now, scientists have identified a key gene -- eIF4G1 -- that is overexpressed in the majority of cases of IBC, allowing cells to form highly mobile clusters that are responsible for the rapid metastasis that makes IBC such an effective killer.