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PIK3CA mutations and BRCA1 expression in breast cancer: potential biomarkers for chemoresistance.
Cancer investigation - 1 Dec 2008
Santarpia Mariacarmela, Altavilla Giuseppe, Margeli Mireia, Cirauqui Beatriz, Mesiti Mario, Cavallari Vittorio, Ramirez Jose Luis, Sanchez-Ronco Maria, Santarpia Libero, Taron Miquel, Rosell Rafael
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Mutations in PIK3CA and alterations of BRCA1 expression are common in breast cancer and have been correlated with altered sensitivity to taxanes in human cancer cell lines and with outcome of patients. We assessed mutations in the three hotspots of PIK3CA (E542K, E545K and H1047R) and intratumora...
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