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Characteristics of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer in Patients With a <i>BRCA1</i> Mutation: Results From a Population-Based Study of Young Women
18 Oct 2011
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PURPOSE: Triple-negative breast cancers (TNBCs) are tumors with low or no expression of estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, or human epidermal growth factor receptor 2. These tumors have a poor prognosis, remain a clinical challenge, and are more common among women with BRCA1 mutations. We tested whether there are distinguishing features of TNBC after BRCA1 mutation status has been taken into account....
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