The leptin transduction pathway may be targeted against invasive ductal carcinoma of breast

• Main Authors: M.Rahman, Shaikh, Abdulrazzaq, Saad Mohammed, Mohammad Amjad, Nasser, Al-Kubaisi, Muna Khaleel Dheyab, Harun, Norra, Nafie, Emad M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Association For Cancer Research (AACR) 2018
• Subjects: RD93 Emergency Surgery. Wounds and Injuries; RG Gynecology and obstetrics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/61479/1/61479_The%20leptin%20transduction.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/61479/; http://mct.aacrjournals.org/content/17/1_Supplement/A198

Despite some controversies, it is generally suggested that obesity imparts a higher risk of breast cancer, the most common cancer among women all over the world. Since obese people usually have higher serum levels of leptin, a hormone secreted by white adipose tissue, the hormone is suspected as the...