Mammary Gland Morphological and Gene Expression Changes Underlying Pregnancy Protection of Breast Cancer Tumorigenesis

Pregnancy has been shown to decrease the risk of mammary carcinogenesis in human rretrospective epidemiological studies. In rodents, pregnancy prior to carcinogen administration or after carcinogen challenge has also been shown to reduce the incidence of palpable carcinomas. In this study our objective to determine the underlying genomic signature of the pregnancy and reproductive hormones on the mammary gland that contribute to the protection against mammary gland carcinogenesis.

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Misra Y, Bentley PA, Bond JP, Tighe S, Hunter T, Zhao FQ