Most breast cancers have their origin in the luminal epithelial cells of the mammary gland. Defining how a master regulator controls the development of this cell lineage could provide important hints about why this should be.
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Tong, Q., Hotamisligil, G. Cell fate in the mammary gland. Nature 445, 724–726 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/445724a
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