Gene important to breast development, breast cancer identified

A gene important to breast development and breast cancer, has been identified, providing a potential new target for drug therapies to treat aggressive types of breast cancer. The research team identified a gene, TAZ, which controls whether breast cells behave more like basal cells or more like luminal cells, information that might be important in understanding and potentially treating certain difficult-to-treat forms of breast cancer. TAZ helps to regulate how different genes operate in differen...