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Analysis of common germline polymorphisms as prognostic factors in patients with lymph node-positive breast cancer.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 Dec 2010
Knechtel Gudrun, Hofmann Günter, Gerger Armin, Renner Wilfried, Langsenlehner Tanja, Szkandera Joanna, Wolf Gerald, Samonigg Hellmut, Krippl Peter, Langsenlehner Uwe
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Women with breast cancer that initially involves local lymph nodes have a higher risk for local recurrence or developing metastases. Recent data suggest that germline polymorphism is a significant, previously unrecognized factor in breast cancer progression and metastasis. We assessed the influence of 16 selected common germline polymorphisms in disease-free survival and overall survival among 216 women...
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