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Primary breast carcinoma: association of mammographic calcifications with osteopontin expression.
Radiology - 1 Jan 2010
Wang Xiao, Chao Lan, Ma Guohui, Chen Liansheng, Jin Guangchao, Hua Mei, Liu Huiping, Ouyang Aimei, Zhang Xiulan
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PURPOSE: To evaluate the osteopontin (OPN) protein expression levels in breast carcinomas to determine if they correlate with mammographic appearances such as calcifications. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This retrospective study was institutional review board approved. Informed consent was obtained from patients. Clinical history, histopathologic findings, mammographic features, and OPN expression as determined with...
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