05-12-2016, 15:03
(05-12-2016, 09:11)Lovely_Dynseli Wrote: Dominant estrogen is what causes tuberous breasts.
During puberty breast development is stymied and the breasts fail to develop normally and fully. The exact cause of this is as yet unclear, however, a study in 2011 of the cells in the breasts of both males and females with tubular breasts suggested a genetic link in a disorder of collagen deposition.
-underlying genetic component promotes altered collagen fibre production, implying familial transmission of the pathology
Tuberous breast: Morphological study and overview of a borderline entity
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3328117/pdf/cjps042.pdf