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Loss of c-met protooncogene in primary and metastatic sites of breast cancer.
Annals of surgical oncology - 1 Sept 1997
Ng E H, Pey H B, Law H Y, Ng I, Ji C Y, Lin V, Soo K C
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BACKGROUND: It has been proposed that clones of tumor cells acquire higher metastatic potential as a result of specific genetic alterations. This study was designed to determine the role of the c-met protooncogene in systemic spread by comparing the loss of the c-met protooncogene between primary and metastatic breast carcinomas. METHODS: Only patients who had not received chemotherapy or radiotherapy in the...
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