Article
Reduced expression of PTEN correlates with breast cancer progression.
Human pathology - 1 Apr 2002
Bose Shikha, Crane Allison, Hibshoosh Hanina, Mansukhani Mahesh, Sandweis Lynn, Parsons Ramon
Abstract excerpt
PTEN is a tumor-suppressor gene with phosphatase activity that is mutated in a variety of cancers. We analyzed a series of 34 invasive and 18 in situ breast cancers with known molecular status of the PTEN genotype using immunohistochemistry. Reduced PTEN protein expression was seen in 38% of inva...
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