Encyclopedia: Progesterone Receptor
The progesterone receptor also known as NR3C3 , is an intracellular steroid receptor that specifically binds progesterone. PR is encoded by a single gene residing on chromosome 11q22, it has two main forms, A and B, that differ in their molecular weight. Like all steroid receptors, the progesterone receptor has an amino and a carboxyl terminal, and between them the regulatory domain, a DNA binding domain, the hinge section, and...
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Please attach the reference if possible.
I guess it is O'Malley , 1991. Not too sure
Asked by Dr RG - 707 days ago
Progesterone cream? I have breast cancer and was told that I should be using progesterone cream....
You should not be using anything without discussing it with your oncologist first. He or she is has determined your treatment on the fact your ER/PR were negative.
Asked by Eagle - 6 months ago
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Estrogen and Progesterone Receptors
progesterone 5% positive, does that mean it is 95% negative? See what I mean? Does any level estrogen positive and progesterone negative. About 70 % of her tumor cells had receptors...
Aug 11, 1998
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, lobular carcinoma etc) - Markers such as estrogen and progesterone receptor status (ER/PR), her2neu Dear Users, In order to make these forums more enjoyable, when you ask something about breast...
Aug 12, 2006
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Receptor STatus of Cancer
How many of you know your estrogen/progesterone receptor status post surgery.?? I have called my showed a change in my receptors. JuanitaGaGa: Thanks for the info.. once again, we ...
Jun 29, 2008
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progesterone after chemo
Is it safe to use a natural progesterone cream post chemo treatments?
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pathalogy report
estrogen receptor,,92%,,progesterone receptor,,20%,,,ki-67,,30 %,,her-2/neu,,4.0 ( overexpression). On thursday I"m sched...
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BREAST CANCER
MY MOTHER HAD DETECTED CANCER IN BREAST. COMPLETELY REMOVED AND GONE UNDER THE 6 6 AC CHEMO. ESTROGEN RECEPTOR - NO...
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What experience have you had when taking progesterone for ovulation...
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Why does progesterone thicken cervical mucus thereby making it impenetrable...
There are 2 key hormones that regulation of menstrual cycle: Estrogen (also called Estrodiol) and Progesterone. (There are many inter-regulatory hormones but these are the ones most people are referring to, and are the components...
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