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ERBB4 promoter polymorphism is associated with poor distant disease-free survival in high-risk early breast cancer.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Kurppa Kari J, Rokavec Matjaz, Sundvall Maria, Kellokumpu-Lehtinen Pirkko-Liisa, Joensuu Heikki, Brauch Hiltrud, Elenius Klaus
Abstract excerpt
A number of genetic variants have been linked to increased risk of breast cancer. Little is, however, known about the prognostic significance of hereditary factors. Here, we investigated the frequency and prognostic significance of two ERBB4 promoter region variants, -782G>T (rs62626348) and -815A>T (rs62626347), in a cohort of 1010 breast cancer patients. The frequency of nine previously described somatic ERBB4...
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