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Lack of HIN-1 methylation defines specific breast tumor subtypes including medullary carcinoma of the breast and BRCA1-linked tumors.
Cancer biology & therapy - 1 Jan 2000
Tisserand Pascaline, Fouquet Coralie, Barrois Michel, Gallou Catherine, Dendale Remi, Stoppa-Lyonnet Dominique, Sastre-Garau Xavier, Fourquet Alain, Soussi Thierry
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Medullary carcinoma is a poorly differentiated breast cancer with a high histologic grade and a paradoxically good prognosis. It accounts for only 3 percent of all breast cancers except in BRCA-1 families, in which it can account for as many as 13 percent of cancers. To date, only histologic criteria have been used to define this tumor type. In an attempt to more clearly define the genetic pathway leading to this...
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