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Loss of heterozygosity in ductal lavage for breast tumor and the contralateral breast.
Oncology reports - 1 Apr 2005
Yonekura Yasuhiro, Yamamoto Daigo, Okugawa Homa, Tanaka Kanji, Kamiyama Yasuo
Abstract excerpt
Detection of breast cancer at an early stage is the key to successful treatment and outcome. In tumors confined to the breast at diagnosis, stage is the most important prognostic factor. If detected early, breast cancer is eminently curable. We measured loss of heterozygosity (LOH) using 9 microsatellite markers in epithelial cells obtained by ductal lavage (DL) from 59 women before breast surgery (excisional...
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