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Association between estrogen receptor-beta expression and epidermal growth factor receptor mutation in the postoperative prognosis of adenocarcinoma of the lung.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 20 Jan 2009
Nose Naohiro, Sugio Kenji, Oyama Tsunehiro, Nozoe Tadahiro, Uramoto Hidetaka, Iwata Teruo, Onitsuka Takamitsu, Yasumoto Kosei
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PURPOSE: Adenocarcinoma of the lung unrelated to a smoking habit occurs more frequently in women than men, thus suggesting an association between female hormones and development of these tumors. The aim of this study was to elucidate the correlation between expression of estrogen receptor (ER) and clinicopathologic factors, including a mutation in the tyrosine kinase domain of epidermal growth factor receptor...
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