Keratin 19 expression in the adult and developing human mammary gland.

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In the adult human mammary gland, most of the luminal epithelial cells express keratin 19 (K19+). However, in some small ducts and terminal ductal lobular units where branching would be expected to occur during pregnancy, the pattern of expression of this keratin is heterogeneous. While the keratin 19 negative cells (K19-) appear to have a high proliferative potential in vitro and in vivo, they have a lower...

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