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Chromosome band 17q21 in breast cancer: significant association between beclin 1 loss and HER2/NEU amplification.
Genes, chromosomes & cancer - 1 Oct 2010
Negri Tiziana, Tarantino Eva, Orsenigo Marta, Reid James F, Gariboldi Manuela, Zambetti Milvia, Pierotti Marco A, Pilotti Silvana
Abstract excerpt
Treatment success of breast cancer patients with trastuzumab alone or in combination depends not only on HER2/NEU amplification but also on PTEN and PI3K status and efficient cell death programs. In this pilot study, we found a significant association between loss of beclin 1 and HER2/NEU amplification (both on 17q21) in breast cancers. This finding was confirmed in two public copy number microarray datasets....
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