Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality among women in most developed countries. Despite progress achieved with adjuvant chemotherapy, approximately half of all women with resected early breast cancer eventually experience systemic malignant relapse that is ultimately fatal. The metastatic spread of malignant cells is a multi-step process. Over the last decade basic research has identified metastasis suppressor genes that block each of these steps, thus inhibiting formation of metastasis without affecting primary tumor growth. Metastin (KiSS-1)Background: KiSS-1 is a metastasis suppressor gene, its inactivation linked to advanced tumor stage and dismal prognosis. We studied its mutational status, transcription and pro...