Molecular 'clock' could predict risk for developing breast cancer

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Dr. David Euhus has helped determine that methylation acts as a type of biological clock indicating how many times a cell has divided. The chemical reaction in genes could one day help researchers more accurately determine a womans risk for developin ...
Dr. David Euhus has helped determine that methylation acts as a type of biological clock, indicating how many times a cell has divided. The chemical reaction in genes could one day help researchers more accurately determine a woman’s risk for developing breast cancer and provide a new approach for treatment. Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center

A chemical reaction in genes that control breast cancer provides a molecular clock that could one day help researchers more accurately determine a woman’s risk for developing breast cancer and provide a new approach for treatment, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.


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