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Role of Genomic Alterations in HER2 Positive Breast Carcinoma: Focus on Susceptibility and Trastuzumab-therapy.
Current cancer drug targets - 1 Jan 2017
Singla Heena, Kalra Sourav, Kheterpal Preeti, Kumar Vinod, Munshi Anjana
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BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed life-threatening malignancy among women, across the globe. HER2 positive is a distinct breast cancer subtype, on account of its unique biology and physiological behavior. RESULTS: Amplification of HER2 oncogene/polysomy 17 leads to HER2 overexpression that is a significant causal implication in HER2 positive breast cancer. HER2 gene variants, as well as...
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