Article
Basal-like subtype of breast cancer: a review of its unique characteristics and their clinical significance.
Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Jan 2008
Kobayashi Shunzo
Abstract excerpt
Subtyping of breast cancers by means of DNA microarray analyses has given rise to the new concept of the basal-like subtype; this subtype is in effect the equivalent of so-called "triple-negative" breast cancer. Basal-like breast cancer has aggressive characteristics, such as high histological grade, mutation of the TP53 gene, and negative hormone receptors. It tends to occur in relatively young women and is...
Topics
- Breast Neoplasms
- ErbB Receptors
- Female
- Genes, BRCA1
- Humans
- Mutation
- Neoplasms, Basal Cell
- Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
