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Refining the origins of breast cancer

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Cyclin D1 may be overexpressed in most breast cancers. Is this a critical early step in breast carcinogenesis (pages 1257–1260)?

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Norton, L., Rosen, P. & Rosen, N. Refining the origins of breast cancer. Nat Med 1, 1250–1251 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1295-1250

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