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A mutant TP53 gene status is associated with a poor prognosis and anthracycline-resistance in breast cancer patients.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Mar 2003
Rahko E, Blanco G, Soini Y, Bloigu R, Jukkola A
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This study evaluates the prognostic and predictive relevance of a mutated p53 in a series of 254 samples from primary breast cancer patients. C-erbB-2 analysis was defined in a limited subpopulation of 79 patients. p53 and c-erbB-2 status was analysed by immunohistochemical staining of the tumour samples. Positive p53 immunostaining was present in 86 cases (34%) and correlated with a high malignant grade,...
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