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Abstract
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma agonists have been proposed as breast cancer preventives. Individuals who carry a mutated copy of BRCA1, DNA repair-associated gene, are at increased risk for development of breast cancer. Published data in the field suggest there could be interactions between peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma and BRCA1 that could influence the activity of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma agonists for prevention. This review explores these possible interactions between peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma agonists and BRCA1 and discusses feasible experimental directions to provide more definitive information on the potential connections.Entities:
Keywords: BRCA1; PPARG agonist; breast cancer prevention; peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
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Year: 2019 PMID: 30444720 PMCID: PMC6494719 DOI: 10.1530/ERC-18-0449
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Endocr Relat Cancer ISSN: 1351-0088 Impact factor: 5.678