Article
The Landscape of Somatic Genetic Alterations in Metaplastic Breast Carcinomas.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 Jul 2017
Ng Charlotte K Y, Piscuoglio Salvatore, Geyer Felipe C, Burke Kathleen A, Pareja Fresia, Eberle Carey A, Lim Raymond S, Natrajan Rachael, Riaz Nadeem, Mariani Odette, Norton Larry, Vincent-Salomon Anne, Wen Y Hannah, Weigelt Britta, Reis-Filho Jorge S
Abstract excerpt
Purpose: Metaplastic breast carcinoma (MBC) is a rare and aggressive histologic type of breast cancer, predominantly of triple-negative phenotype, and characterized by the presence of malignant cells showing squamous and/or mesenchymal differentiation. We sought to define the repertoire of somatic genetic alterations and the mutational signatures of MBCs.Experimental Design: Whole-exome sequencing was performed...
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