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Y-box factor YB-1 predicts drug resistance and patient outcome in breast cancer independent of clinically relevant tumor biologic factors HER2, uPA and PAI-1.
International journal of cancer - 20 Jan 2002
Janz Martin, Harbeck Nadia, Dettmar Peer, Berger Ursula, Schmidt Anja, Jürchott Karsten, Schmitt Manfred, Royer Hans-Dieter
Abstract excerpt
Intrinsic or acquired resistance to chemotherapy is responsible for failure of current treatment regimens in breast cancer patients. The Y-box protein YB-1 regulates expression of the P-glycoprotein gene mdr1, which plays a major role in the development of a multidrug-resistant tumor phenotype. In human breast cancer, overexpression and nuclear localization of YB-1 is associated with upregulation of...
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