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Researchers from the NCI and two other institutions have identified a genetic trait - the overexpression of cyclin D mRNA in certain nonmalignant breast lesions - that distinguishes women who are more likely to develop breast cancer later near the original site.

Among a variety of lesions signifying little or no increased cancer risk, only 18 percent expressed higher cyclin D mRNA levels than the normal breast ductal and/or lobular samples, according to the data published in Nature Medicine. ...