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High expression of LMTK3 is an independent factor indicating a poor prognosis in estrogen receptor α-positive breast cancer patients.
Japanese journal of clinical oncology - 1 Oct 2014
Asano Tomoko, Sato Shinya, Yoshimoto Nobuyasu, Endo Yumi, Hato Yukari, Dong Yu, Takahashi Satoru, Fujii Yoshitaka, Toyama Tatsuya
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Over 70% of breast cancers are estrogen receptor alpha-positive, and endocrine therapy targeting estrogen action decreases mortality from breast cancer. Recently, a novel protein kinase that regulates estrogen receptor alpha activity, lemur tyrosine kinase-3, has been identified. In this study, we investigated whether messenger RNA expression and polymorphisms of the gene encoding the kinase, LMTK3,...
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