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Genetic biomarkers could personalise therapy for TNBC

Drug Discovery World

Triple negative cancers are not driven by any of the three molecules that can be blocked by targeted hormone receptor drugs – the HER2 protein and two hormone receptors for oestrogen and progesterone – and so current treatment options are limited.

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Gene Switch: A Novel Platform for Switching Genes On and Off

Roots Analysis

Mechanism of Gene Switch During the transcription process, the promoter region, which is located near the upstream end of each gene, binds to transcription factor, which is a specific type of protein. An additional level of genetic control is provided by gene switches that are located upstream of the promoter region.

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