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Androgen pathway dysregulation in BRCA1-mutated breast tumors.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 May 2003
Berns Els M J J, Dirkzwager-Kiel Maaike J M, Kuenen-Boumeester Vibeke, Timmermans Mieke, Verhoog Leon C, van den Ouweland Ans M W, Meijer-Heijboer Hanne, Klijn Jan G M, van der Kwast Theo H
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BACKGROUND: Using array analysis for screening RNA from BRCA1-mutated and sporadic breast tumors, we observed that AIGF/FGF-8 expression was lost in BRCA1-mutated breast tumors. Since this growth factor is induced by androgens, we studied the androgen receptor (AR) expression in BRCA-mutated tumo...
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