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Clinicopathologic significance of the basal-like subtype of breast cancer: a comparison with hormone receptor and Her2/neu-overexpressing phenotypes.
Human pathology - 1 Sept 2006
Kim Mi-Jung, Ro Jae Y, Ahn Sei-Hyun, Kim Hak Hee, Kim Sung-Bae, Gong Gyungyub
Abstract excerpt
DNA microarray profiling studies have led to the classification of invasive breast carcinoma into luminal/estrogen receptor-positive, normal breast-like, Her2/neu-overexpressing, and basal-like types. Among these groups, the basal-like subtype is associated with the poorest clinical outcome in Western countries. To date, the clinicopathologic characteristics of the basal-like carcinomas, compared with other...
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