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Viral DNA sequence a possible trigger for breast cancer

A small sequence of DNA in the envelope (Env) protein of a mouse breast tumor virus (called MMTV) can transform breast cells into cancer cells, according to a study by Katz et al. in the February 7 issue of The Journal of Experimental Medicine. The ability of this motif to transform cells single-handedly suggests that viral infection may be an important and previously unrecognized trigger for bre...

Adding Radiation Therapy To Chemotherapy Improves Survival In Patients With High-risk Breast Cancer

For patients with high-risk breast cancer treated with radical mastectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy, the addition of radiation therapy leads to better survival outcomes with few long-term toxic effects, according to a 20-year follow-up of a randomized trial, which appears in the January 19 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The British Columbia randomized radiation the...

Deficient DNA Repair Capacity Associated With Increased Risk Of Breast Cancer

Deficiencies in the ability of cells to repair damaged DNA are associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, according to a new study in the January 19 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. is the system of defenses designed to protect the integrity of the genome. Studies have suggested that deficiency...

First-ever Compounds To Target Only Metastatic Cells Are Highly Effective Against Breast, Prostate, And Colon Cancers

Two compounds that zero in on cancer cells spreading throughout the body, while ignoring primary tumor cells, could someday give doctors a whole new weapon in the fight against tough-to-treat metastatic disease, according to Weill Medical College of Cornell University researchers. The compounds, called synthetic migrastatin analogues, prevented 91 to 99 percent of metastatic breast cancer...

Gene Vaccine Protects Mice Against Development Of Her2/neu Breast Cancer

Based on successful animal studies, a novelvaccine that uses immune cells as factories to produce Her2/neu proteinmay offer a way to treat some human breast cancers, say researchers atThe University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. [Ed : is a protein often present / surexpressed in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/...

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Baker's yeast (S. cerevisiae) Phosphoglucose isomerase from Sigma-Aldrich

Description:Physical form: Essentially sulfate-free, powder containing carbohydrate and citrate buffer salts Chem comp: Protein ~ 50% (modified Warburg-Christian)...
Company:Sigma-Aldrich

Baker's yeast (S. cerevisiae) S-Acetyl-coenzyme A synthetase from Sigma-Aldrich

Description:Acetate: CoA ligase (AMP forming), Acetate thiokinase Preparation Unit Definition: One unit will form 1.0 mol of S-acetyl coenzyme A from acetate, ATP and coenzyme A per min at pH 7.5 at 37C....
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Enolase from baker's yeast (S. cerevisiae) from Sigma-Aldrich

Description:Physical form: Lyophilized powder containing Tris buffer salts Physical Form: lyophilized powder...
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Baker's yeast (S. cerevisiae) Hexokinase and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase from Sigma-Aldrich

Description:Useful for determination of glucose and ATP. -glucose per min at pH 7.6 at 25C....
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S. cerevisiae yeast Whole Genome from Agilent Technologies

Description:The Yeast Whole Genome ChIP-on-chip Microarray is specifically designed for location analysis of yeast (S. cerevisiae) DNA binding proteins by pairing chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) with Agilent DNA microarrays. This set delivers robust hybridization and reliable binding data with greater true binding events and fewer false positives. In addition, Agilent provides flexibility by offering bo...
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Epitope-Tagging Vectors for Functional Analysis in Yeast

Stratagene Stratagene has developed a series of epitope-tagging vectors to expressand functionally analyze eukaryotic genes in the budding yeast Saccharomyce...

New Yeast Cloning System for Producing Proteins with Native Amino Acid Sequences

Stratagene Cloning Systems, Inc. The ESP LIC cloning and expression system features rapid and high-yieldproduction of recombinant proteins in yeast. This system usesligation-independent cloning (LIC) for efficient and dire...

Yeast Protein Production System Features High Yields and One-Step Purification

The ESP system provides high-yield protein production in a eukaryoticorganism Quinn Lu * Bruce Jerpseth * Tim Sanchez * John C. Bauer * AlanGreener Stratagene Cloning Systems, Inc. provides novel opportunities for rapid, inexpensive and high-yield p...

Detection of p53 Gene in Breast Cancer by Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis and the DCode System

Tochigi Cancer Center, Tochigi, Japan Introduction Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) is one of the most consistently used mutation scanning methods. It has evolved enormously over the last decade to be widely used particularly in gene diagnostic l...

Electroporation of Yeast Artificial Chromosomes

Maren Bell and Robert Mortimer, Human Genome Center, Divisionof Cell and Molecular Biology, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory,Berkeley, California 94720 Transformation of yeast with yeast artificial chromosomes (YACs) has traditionally been performed by a PEG-spheroplast procedure. However, the...

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Consensus on "Combination Therapy" for Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is the commonest cancer among women in the world. There has been some on going controversy on certain aspects of treatment modalities of this cancer. Besides surgery there are other options to treat the cancer including radiation, chemotherapy and hormonal therapy. Now at a three-day conference at the National Institutes of Health doctors have agreed to a consensus on the c...

Breast cancer treatment to be determined by gene test

Women newly diagnosed with breast cancer, may opt for mastectomy over breast-conserving lumpectomy if they test positive for a breast cancer gene mutation, researchers said California on Monday. About 5% to 10% of all breast cancers are caused by an inherited genetic susceptibility. The majority of these cancers are linked to mutations or alterations in two genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2. It is...

Ductal lavage may detect early breast cancer

At times when the breast lumps are too small to be picked up by a mammogram, the patient may be unaware that she is a potential candidate for breast cancer. But to offset this problem, scientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore headed by Dr. Saraswathi Sukumar, have devised a new method of detecting early stages of breast cancer by using a new method called d...

Breast Feeding prevents obesity later on in life

A new research suggests that breast-feeding in infancy reduces the risk of becoming obese in life later on. According to Dr. William H. Dietz of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, who led the research team, effects of breast milk significantly lowered the odds of being overweight by the early teen years, but showed less effect on weight during early childho...

Exclusive breast-feeding advised for six months in infants recommends World Health Organization

A resolution put forward by Brazil, at the annual assembly of the world health organization is to be accepted advising exclusive breast-feeding for the first six months in all infants. The resolution was passed at the committee stage on Wednesday after 2 hours of debate where many national delegates and members of charitable organizations argued vehemently for breast-feeding. Nestle, a...

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IDS Rapid Yeast Plus

Description:IDS Rapid Yeast Plus, a microbial identification system....
Company:Span Diagnostics Limited

Breast Cancer Camera

Description:BCC (Breast Cancer Camera) a digital special purpose scintimammography camera. Offering ultra-high resolution, the ability to image to the edge of the detector and separate the breast from the chest wall, as well as breast containment and stabilization and stereotactic imaging for biopsy and surgery, IS2s breast scintimammography camera is a dedicated system with breast containment and stereotac...
Company:IS2 Medical Systems

Breast Overlay

Description:Shielding's new Breast Overlay Apron is exclusively designed to provide extra coverage for this vulnerable area. The adjustable velcro flaps allow for a quick, comfortable fit, plust added coverage for both underarm and front of the delicate breast tissue....
Company:Shielding International Inc.

Breast Biopsy Guard

Description:The only dedicated, plastic, single use, disposable device that is specifically designed for protecting breast needle localization sites, after the needle is in place. It protects the site and protruding localization needle from accidental movement by contact, during patient transport from your department to surgery. Increase patient confidence in your staff and your facility by using our d...
Company:Cochran Medical

Optilene Mesh Elastic - Eleastic lightweight and large pore mesh

Description:Optilene Mesh Elastic is a lightweight and large pore polypropylene mesh. Due to the multidirectional elasticity the mesh is able to adapt to all movements taking place in the abdominal wall. The new honeycomb like structure with the large pores enables for idealhealing and formation of an elastic scar. The mesh is ideal for incisional hernia repair and can also be used torepair inguinal herni...
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Breast Cancer and HER-2/neu: Diagnostic Tools for Targeted Therapy

Contributing Editor With over 200,000 new cases and 40,000 deaths per year, breast cancer undoubtedly qualifies as one of Americas most serious health problems. Recently, efforts to develop early detection methods and more effective therapy have made important progress. This is particularly...

Study Shows Ixabepilone Demonstrated Clear Activity in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer Resistant to Anthracycline, Taxane, and Capecitabine

- Phase II Results Published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology - NEW YORK, July 06, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Results from aPhase II study - which will be published in the August 10, 2007issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO) and are nowavailable as an Early Release Article at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.jco.org/">www.jco.org - demonstrate thatixabepilone, a Br...

Peer Reviewed Journal Article Indicates Repros' Proellex Exhibits Potential for New Approach to the Treatment and Prevention of Breast Cancer

THE WOODLANDS, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 5, 2007 - ReprosTherapeutics Inc. (NasdaqGM:RPRX) today announced that an articlehas been published in the July 1, 2007 issue of Oncology Reportsindicating a potential for a new approach to the treatment ofbreast cancer using Proellex. The article reviews the findings froma study conducted in an accepted in vivo rat model of breastcancer. The study...

Mayo Clinic News Release: Mayo Clinic-led Study Improves Breast Cancer Risk Prediction in Women with Atypia

ROCHESTER, Minn., July 2, 2007-Women with at least three sites ofcellular atypia in breast tissue are nearly eight times more likelythan average women to develop breast cancer, according to findingsof a Mayo Clinic Cancer Center led study of women with atypicalhyperplasia. The findings are published in the July 1 issue of theJournal of Clinical Oncology. Several previous studies have show...

Allos Therapeutics Reports Results for Phase 3 Enrich Study of Efaproxyn in Women With Brain Metastases Originating From Breast Cancer

Study Fails to Meet Primary Endpoint of Improvement in OverallSurvival WESTMINSTER, Colo., June 19, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Allos Therapeutics, Inc. today announced top line results fromENRICH, the Company's pivotal Phase 3 study of Efaproxyn (efaproxiral) plus whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) in womenwith brain metastases originating from breast cancer. The studyfailed to achi...

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