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Breast Cancer
Common oncoproteins are not linked to angiogenic cytokine in ductal carcinoma in situ
January 19th, 2006
Common oncoproteins are not linked to angiogenic cytokine in ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). According to a study from Austria, "comedo carcinoma is generally regarded as the subtype of DCIS most likely to progress to invasive carcinoma. Increased angiogenesis could be associated with an enhanced risk of progression and might therefore be a marker of poor prognosis, as can be demonstrated for invasive breast tumors." "Therefore, the present study investigates the correlations between the expression of oncoproteins (HER2, HER1/EGFR), angiogenic growth factors (vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and platelet-derived endothelial cell growth...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-01-19)
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