A breast cancer gene first reported in 2003 that
encodes a protein secreted only by breast cancer and salivary gland cells. Hence
the name,
BASE
(
B
reast cancer
A
nd
S
alivary gland
E
xpression). The normal breast makes very little, if any, of the BASE protein
whereas certain kinds of breast cancers produce quite a lot of it. Determining the
levels of BASE in the blood may be of use in screening for breast cancer and for
following a patient's progress on breast cancer treatment.
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