The role of BRCA1 in progression of sporadic breast cancers has to date been equivocal, although preliminary studies on small numbers of samples have suggested an association between expression levels of this gene and acquisition of an invasive phenotype. We have further reasoned that loss of oestro
Prognostic significance of BRCA1 expression in Japanese sporadic breast carcinomas
β Scribed by Qifeng Yang; Takeo Sakurai; Ichiro Mori; Goro Yoshimura; Misa Nakamura; Yasushi Nakamura; Takaomi Suzuma; Takeshi Tamaki; Teiji Umemura; Kennichi Kakudo
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 155 KB
- Volume
- 92
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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