Breast cancer: Reducing this amino acid could make drugs more effective

April 22, 2019 9:55 AM | Deleted user

April 22, 2019, Medical News Today 

Leucine, an amino acid that the body needs for making protein, appears to have a surprising role in the development of resistance to tamoxifen in breast cancer that tests positive for the estrogen receptor. Scientists from Harvard Medical School recently made this "unexpected" discovery about estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer in a study conducted with colleagues from other research centers. 

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