Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

Outputs (1)

Insulin-induced gene expression changes in breast cancer cells and normal breast epithelial cells. (2009)
Presentation / Conference
WEICHHAUS, M., BROOM, J., WAHLE, K., HEYS, S. and BERMANO, G. 2009. Insulin-induced gene expression changes in breast cancer cells and normal breast epithelial cells. Presented at 17th European congress on obesity 2009 (ECO 2009), 6-9 May 2009, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Obesity increases breast cancer incidence rates in postmenopausal women. Chronic high levels of insulin, present in the majority of obese and insulin resistant patients, may provide the growth promoting stimulus to explain this connection. In this wo... Read More about Insulin-induced gene expression changes in breast cancer cells and normal breast epithelial cells..