The identification of a signalling protein that regulates the accumulation of fat and connective tissue in breasts may help to explain why high mammographic density is linked to breast-cancer risk. It may also provide a marker for predicting this risk.
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Seewaldt, V. Destiny from density. Nature 490, 490–491 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/490490a
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