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lifetime. With such a high incidence, breast cancer is a serious health con
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of genes associated with breast cancer have been garnered, and navel genes
that may contribute to breast tumorigenesis have been discovered, In addit
ion, unique animal models and improvements in gene expression profiling tec
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