Scientists have discovered a breast cancer gene 30% to 40% of all breast cancers need to survive, offering what could be the biggest gene target yet for "smart bombs" to treat such tumours.

科学家们发现“30%-40%乳腺癌存活者表达乳腺癌相关基因，这些基因可能是这些患者基因靶向治疗最大的靶标”。

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This gene, which has been the target of considerable research, is also known as the "warrior gene" because it regulates serotonin in the brain.

这个基因一直是相当多的研究者的目标，也被称为“尚武的基因”，因为它负责调节大脑中血清素。

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If the disease is prevented or cured, the gene becomes a target for treatment.

如果这种疾病得以预防或治愈，那么这种基因便成为了治疗的对象。

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When this bound receptor interacts with DNA it could, for example, turn on expression of a target gene.

该受体与DNA结合后能够,启动目标基因的表达

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Typically, it has taken pharmaceutical companies four or five years to go from gene target to small molecule.

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When a drug company feels reasonably confident that it has a gene target, the next stage is to use that gene to manufacture the corresponding protein en masse.

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Mark Zoller, acting scientific director of the Genomics Center, expects to finger the target gene by the end of this year.

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