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Multicentric breast cancer: clonality and prognostic studies.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Oct 2011
Eeles R, Knee G, Jhavar S, Mangion J, Ebbs S, Gui G, Thomas S, Coppen M, A'hern R, Gray S, Cooper C, Bartek J, Yarnold J
Abstract excerpt
Clonality of multicentric breast cancer has traditionally been difficult to assess. We aimed to assess this using analysis of TP53 status (expression and mutation status). These results were then incorporated into an analysis of prognostic factors in multicentric tumours in a 10-year follow up study. Clonal status of multicentric breast cancer foci (n = 88 foci) was determined by immunohistochemical and molecular...
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