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Loss of LRIG1 locus increases risk of early and late relapse of stage I/II breast cancer.
Cancer research - 1 Jun 2014
Thompson Patricia A, Ljuslinder Ingrid, Tsavachidis Spyros, Brewster Abenaa, Sahin Aysegul, Hedman Håkan, Henriksson Roger, Bondy Melissa L, Melin Beatrice S
Abstract excerpt
Gains and losses at chromosome 3p12-21 are common in breast tumors and associated with patient outcomes. We hypothesized that the LRIG1 gene at 3p14.1, whose product functions in ErbB-family member degradation, is a critical tumor modifier at this locus. We analyzed 971 stage I/II breast tumors using Affymetrix Oncoscan molecular inversion probe arrays that include 12 probes located within LRIG1. Copy number...
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