Functional Genomic Analysis of Breast Cancer Metastasis: Implications for Diagnosis and Therapy

Abstract

Breast cancer (BC) is one of the most diagnosed cancers worldwide and is the second cause of cancer related death in women. The most frequent cause of BC-related deaths, like many cancers, is metastasis. However, metastasis is a complicated and poorly understood process for which there is a shortage of accurate prognostic indicators and effective treatments. With the rapid and ever-evolving development and application of genomic sequencing technologies, many novel molecules were identified that play previously unappreciated and important roles in the various stages of metastasis. In this review, we summarize current advancements in the functional genomic analysis of BC metastasis and discuss about the potential prognostic and therapeutic implications from the recent genomic findings.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jun 30, 2021
Source ID
10.3390/cancers13133276

Entities

People

  • Lotfi Chouchane
  • Mei Song
  • Xiaojing Ma
  • Ziqi Yu

Organizations

  • National Cancer Institute
  • Qatar National Research Fund
  • United States Department of Defense

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Oncology (Cancer Research).
  • Oncology and Biomarker-Based Cancer Detection.
  • Systems Analysis and Design