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Clinical significance of ESR1 gene copy number changes in breast cancer as measured by fluorescence in situ hybridisation.
Journal of clinical pathology - 1 Feb 2013
Lin Ching-Hung, Liu Jacqueline M, Lu Yen-Shen, Lan Chieh, Lee Wei-Chung, Kuo Kuan-Ting, Wang Chung-Chieh, Chang Dwan-Ying, Huang Chiun-Sheng, Cheng Ann-Lii
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AIMS: The ESR1 gene encodes for oestrogen receptor (ER) α, which plays a crucial role in mammary carcinogenesis and clinical outcome in patients with breast cancer. However, the clinical significance of the ESR1 gene copy number change for breast cancer has not been clarified. METHODS: ESR1 gene copy number was determined by fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) on tissue sections. A minimum of 20 tumour...
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