Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women. One important strategy for treatment is to prevent the activation of hormone receptors. These receptors activate growth pathways upon ligand binding, and are ...

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women. Though many factors affect breast tumor progression, one potential risk factor seldom investigated is infection. Mounting evidence suggests that Human ...

Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) manipulates the immune system of its host by encoding viral proteins that imitate host cytokine and chemokine pathways. The HCMV gene UL111A encodes a homolog of human interleukin-10 (hIL-10), ...

HCMV is a widespread pathogen in the general population and can cause severe disease in immune- compromised hosts. HCMV manipulates immune responses in several ways, one of which includes encoding genes with homology to ...

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women. There are many known risk factors for breast cancer, but one area merits further research is virus infection. Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infects over half ...