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DNA amplifications in breast cancer: genotypic-phenotypic correlations.
Future oncology (London, England) - 1 Jun 2010
Shiu Kai-Keen, Natrajan Rachael, Geyer Felipe C, Ashworth Alan, Reis-Filho Jorge S
Abstract excerpt
DNA copy number changes in cancer cells, in particular, amplifications, occur frequently, have prognostic impact and are associated with subtypes of breast cancer. Some amplicons contain well-characterized oncogenes, including 11q13 (CCND1) and 17q12 (HER2). HER2 amplification and overexpression defines the HER2+ subgroup of breast cancer patients and is both a prognostic marker for poor outcome and a predictive...
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