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Fluvastatin-induced differential global gene expression in human malignant MCF-7 breast cancer cells

ABSTRACT: The current study analyzed the altered expression profiles of genes that are responsible for fluvastatin-induced breast cancer cell death in MCF-7 cells (ER+ve luminal breast cancer cells). Some of these altered gene expressions were further inter connceted to various pathways which may eventually be recognised as drug targets/ biomarkers in statin-sensitve breast cancer patients. To understand the differential gene expression profile in fluvastatin treated (24 h) malignant breast cancer cells with untreated malignant breast cancer cells.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Srigiridhar Kotamraju

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-59006 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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