Article
Genetic events in breast cancer and their clinical correlates.
Critical reviews in oncogenesis - 1 Jan 1991
Wolman S R, Dawson P J
Abstract excerpt
The great heterogeneity of clinical breast cancer probably reflects heterogeneity of the mechanisms that are involved in its genesis and in disease progression. Genetic events that may be critical for tumor etiology, may determine tumor characteristics, and may contribute to tumor evolution should differ among individuals and among individual tumors and may distinguish subgroups with varying prognoses. We...
Topics
- Breast Neoplasms
- Chromosome Deletion
- Female
- Gene Amplification
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn
- Genetic Markers
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Male
- Mutation
