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Detection of HER2 amplification in circulating free DNA in patients with breast cancer.
British journal of cancer - 12 Apr 2011
Page K, Hava N, Ward B, Brown J, Guttery D S, Ruangpratheep C, Blighe K, Sharma A, Walker R A, Coombes R C, Shaw J A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is amplified and overexpressed in 20-25% of breast cancers. This study investigated circulating free DNA (cfDNA) for detection of HER2 gene amplification in patients with breast cancer. METHODS: Circulating free DNA was extracted from plasma of unselected patients with primary breast cancer (22 before surgery and 68 following treatment), 30 metastatic...
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