Sentences with phrase «precancerous cells because»

According to the new theory, the telomeres are short in precancerous cells because telomerase is turned on just enough to maintain but not lengthen the telomeres.

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Our mouse model data are not in conflict with the epidemiological observation that a first pregnancy before age 22 greatly reduces breast cancer risk (MacMahon et al., 1970), because at this young age, the chance of having already accumulated precancerous cells is small.
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