International Journal of Breast Cancer
Volume 2011, Article ID 912102, 9 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/912102
Review Article
The Role of Interferon Regulatory Factor-1 (IRF1) in Overcoming Antiestrogen Resistance in the Treatment of Breast Cancer
Georgetown University Medical Center, W401 Research Building, 3970 Reservoir Road, NW, Washington, DC 20057, USA
Received 18 February 2011; Revised 29 April 2011; Accepted 9 May 2011
Academic Editor: Chengfeng Yang
Copyright © 2011 J. L. Schwartz et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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