Article
Quantitative analysis of estrogen receptor-beta mRNA and its variants in human breast cancers.
International journal of cancer - 1 Dec 2000
Iwao K, Miyoshi Y, Egawa C, Ikeda N, Noguchi S
Abstract excerpt
We have carried out a quantitative analysis of ER-alpha and ER-beta mRNA expression in normal (n = 11) and breast cancer (n = 112) tissues using a real-time (Taq-Man) PCR assay. Expression of ER-beta mRNA variants has also been studied by triple-primer PCR assay. ER-alpha mRNA levels in normal breast tissues were significantly (p < 0.01) lower than those in ER-positive breast cancers but not significantly...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Alternative Splicing
- Breast Neoplasms
- Estrogen Receptor alpha
- Estrogen Receptor beta
- Female
- Genetic Markers
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
