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Gender-associated expression of tumor markers and a small gene set in breast carcinoma.
Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 Jun 2014
Andres Sarah A, Smolenkova Irina A, Wittliff James L
Abstract excerpt
Breast carcinomas in both genders share pathological features, although differences in incidence, prognosis and survival are reported. Expression of 33 genes was investigated in male and female breast carcinomas in association with ER, PR, HER-2/neu and EGF-receptor. Among 98 male breast cancers, 82 were ER+ and 78 were PR+. ER and PR protein levels were greater in males compared to females, although no...
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