Allelic imbalance at chromosome 17p13.3 (YNZ22) in breast cancer is independent of p53 mutation or p53 overexpression and is associated with poor prognosis at medium-term follow-up.

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Molecular and immunohistochemical studies of genetic events on chromosome 17p were prospectively compared with conventional clinical and pathological parameters and disease behaviour at a minimum of 72 months follow-up. In a series of 91 patients with primary operable breast cancer, 37 out of 91 (41%) patients had disease relapse and 23 out of 91 (25%) had died during the follow-up period. Allelic imbalance at...

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