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Frequency of estrogen receptor (ER)-negative, progesterone receptor (PR)-negative, and HER2-negative invasive breast cancer, the so-called triple-negative phenotype: a population-based study from Trentino, North East Italy.
Pathologica - 1 Jun 2012
Giuliani S, Leonardi E, Aldovini D, Bernardi D, Pellegrini M, Soli F, Ferro A, Dalla Palma P, Decarli N, Barbareschi M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Triple negative breast carcinomas (TNT) are infiltrating breast carcinomas (BC) with negative oestrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PgR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2) expression, and are associated with frequent BRCA1/BRCA2 mutations. The aim of the present study is to analyze the frequency and distribution of TNT in our population where a breast cancer screening...
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