When left does not seem right: epigenetic and bioelectric differences between left- and right-sided breast cancer

• Main Authors: Masuelli Sofía (Author), Real Sebastián (Author), Campoy Emanuel (Author), María Teresita Branham (Author), Diego Matías Marzese (Author), Salomon Matthew (Author), Gerardo De Blas (Author), Arias Rodolfo (Author), Levin Michael (Author), Roqué María (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background During embryogenesis lateral symmetry is broken, giving rise to Left/Right (L/R) breast tissues with distinct identity. L/R-sided breast tumors exhibit consistently-biased incidence, gene expression, and DNA methylation. We postulate that a differential L/R tumor-microenvironment...