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Cancer stem cell marker Bmi-1 expression is associated with basal-like phenotype and poor survival in breast cancer.
World journal of surgery - 1 May 2012
Wang Yanyang, Zhe Hong, Ding Zhe, Gao Ping, Zhang Ningmei, Li Guofu
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BACKGROUND: The purpose of present study was to examine the expression of cancer stem cell marker Bmi-1 in breast cancer tissue and to evaluate the clinical implication of Bmi-1 expression for these patients. METHODS: A total of 171 breast cancer patients who received surgical treatment in our hospital were enrolled in this study. Bmi-1 expression in breast cancer tissue was assayed by immunohistochemistry....
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