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Overexpression of fatty acid binding protein-7 correlates with basal-like subtype of breast cancer.
Pathology, research and practice - 15 Feb 2010
Tang Xiao Yan, Umemura Shinobu, Tsukamoto Hideo, Kumaki Nobue, Tokuda Yutaka, Osamura Robert Yoshiyuki
Abstract excerpt
Fatty acid binding protein-7 (FABP-7) is normally expressed in the mammary gland. The aim of this study was to clarify the phenotype of breast cancers with respect to the overexpression of FABP-7. Reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) analysis was carried out on 16 cases, including 4 ER(+)/HER2(-), 2 ER(+)/HER2(+), 3 ER(-)/HER2(+), and 5 ER(-)/HER2(-) samples, and 2 non-neoplastic mammary glands as control tissue....
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