Eccles M R, Phipps R F
Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Br J Hosp Med. 1993;50(9):529-36.
The aetiology of breast cancer remains elusive, but over recent years cytogeneticists have made several important discoveries. Most notable among these has been the identification of specific genes involved in the carcinogenic process. Clinicians who deal with breast cancer often feel intimidated by this explosion of genetic information. This article introduces the relevant ideas of molecular biology as they apply to the present state of understanding of breast cancer and its possible aetiology.
乳腺癌的病因仍不明确，但近年来细胞遗传学家已有几项重要发现。其中最显著的是识别出了致癌过程中涉及的特定基因。处理乳腺癌的临床医生常常被这一海量的基因信息弄得不知所措。本文介绍分子生物学的相关概念，因为它们适用于目前对乳腺癌及其可能病因的理解状况。
