Microarray analysis techniquesMicroarray analysis techniques are used in interpreting the data generated from experiments on DNA (Gene chip analysis), RNA, and protein microarrays, which allow researchers to investigate the expression state of a large number of genes - in many cases, an organism's entire genome - in a single experiment. Such experiments can generate very large amounts of data, allowing researchers to assess the overall state of a cell or organism. Data in such large quantities is difficult - if not impossible - to analyze without the help of computer programs.
Puce à ADNthumb|upright=1.2|Principe d'utilisation de la puce à ADN. Une puce à ADN est un ensemble de molécules d'ADN fixées en rangées ordonnées sur une petite surface qui peut être du verre, du silicium ou du plastique. Cette biotechnologie récente permet d'analyser le niveau d'expression des gènes (transcrits) dans une cellule, un tissu, un organe, un organisme ou encore un mélange complexe, à un moment donné et dans un état donné par rapport à un échantillon de référence.
RaloxifèneLe raloxifène est un SERM (Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator) comme le bazédoxifène. Il est utilisé dans le cadre de traitements hormonaux de substitution, utiles à la prévention et traitement de l'ostéoporose. Il peut également être utilisé pour diminuer le risque de cancer du sein. Une diminution du taux d'œstrogène est responsable de la fragilisation de l'os. Un traitement classique pour prévenir l'ostéoporose consiste à administrer un traitement hormonal substitutif.
Breast augmentationBreast augmentation and augmentation mammoplasty is a cosmetic surgery technique using breast-implants and fat-graft mammoplasty techniques to increase the size, change the shape, and alter the texture of the breasts. Augmentation mammoplasty is applied to correct congenital defects of the breasts and the chest wall. As an elective cosmetic surgery, primary augmentation changes the aesthetics - of size, shape, and texture - of healthy breasts.
BRCA1Le gène BRCA1 (abréviation de breast cancer 1) est un gène humain découvert en 1990 par Mary-Claire King, appartenant à une classe de gènes suppresseurs de tumeur, qui maintiennent l'intégrité génomique afin de prévenir la prolifération incontrôlée de cellules mammaires. La protéine BRCA1 est multifactorielle : elle est impliquée dans la réparation des dommages de l'ADN, l'ubiquitination, la régulation transcriptionnelle, ainsi que dans d'autres fonctions.
Male breast cancerMale breast cancer (MBC) is a cancer in males that originates in their breasts. Males account for less than 1% of new breast cancers with about 20,000 new cases being diagnosed worldwide every year. Its incidence rates in males vs. females are, respectively, 0.4 and 66.7 per 100,000 person-years (person-years is the number of new cases divided by the product of the relevant population's size multiplied by the average number of years of observation, i.e. new cases ÷ [population × years]).
Metastatic breast cancerMetastatic breast cancer, also referred to as metastases, advanced breast cancer, secondary tumors, secondaries or stage IV breast cancer, is a stage of breast cancer where the breast cancer cells have spread to distant sites beyond the axillary lymph nodes. There is no cure for metastatic breast cancer; there is no stage after IV. Metastases can occur several years after the primary breast cancer, although it is sometimes diagnosed at the same time as the primary breast cancer or, rarely, before the primary breast cancer has been diagnosed.
Tumour heterogeneityTumour heterogeneity describes the observation that different tumour cells can show distinct morphological and phenotypic profiles, including cellular morphology, gene expression, metabolism, motility, proliferation, and metastatic potential. This phenomenon occurs both between tumours (inter-tumour heterogeneity) and within tumours (intra-tumour heterogeneity). A minimal level of intra-tumour heterogeneity is a simple consequence of the imperfection of DNA replication: whenever a cell (normal or cancerous) divides, a few mutations are acquired—leading to a diverse population of cancer cells.
Breast developmentBreast development, also known as mammogenesis, is a complex biological process in primates that takes place throughout a female's life. It occurs across several phases, including prenatal development, puberty, and pregnancy. At menopause, breast development ceases and the breasts atrophy. Breast development results in prominent and developed structures on the chest known as breasts in primates, which serve primarily as mammary glands.
MicroarrayA microarray is a multiplex lab-on-a-chip. Its purpose is to simultaneously detect the expression of thousands of biological interactions. It is a two-dimensional array on a solid substrate—usually a glass slide or silicon thin-film cell—that assays (tests) large amounts of biological material using high-throughput screening miniaturized, multiplexed and parallel processing and detection methods. The concept and methodology of microarrays was first introduced and illustrated in antibody microarrays (also referred to as antibody matrix) by Tse Wen Chang in 1983 in a scientific publication and a series of patents.
