Hyperprolactinemia-inducing antipsychotics increase breast cancer risk by activating JAK-STAT5 in precancerous lesions
Abstract Background Psychiatric medications are widely prescribed in the USA. Many antipsychotics cause serum hyperprolactinemia as an adverse side effect; prolactin-Janus kinase 2 (JAK2)-signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 (STAT5) signaling both induces cell differentiation and suppr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-05-01
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Series: | Breast Cancer Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13058-018-0969-z |