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Ploidy and large-scale genomic instability consistently identify basal-like breast carcinomas with BRCA1/2 inactivation.
Cancer research - 1 Nov 2012
Popova Tatiana, Manié Elodie, Rieunier Guillaume, Caux-Moncoutier Virginie, Tirapo Carole, Dubois Thierry, Delattre Olivier, Sigal-Zafrani Brigitte, Bollet Marc, Longy Michel, Houdayer Claude, Sastre-Garau Xavier, Vincent-Salomon Anne, Stoppa-Lyonnet Dominique, Stern Marc-Henri
Abstract excerpt
BRCA1 inactivation is a frequent event in basal-like breast carcinomas (BLC). However, BRCA1 can be inactivated by multiple mechanisms and determining its status is not a trivial issue. As an alternate approach, we profiled 65 BLC cases using single-nucleotide polymorphism arrays to define a signature of BRCA1-associated genomic instability. Large-scale state transitions (LST), defined as chromosomal break...
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