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Breast Cancer
Studies from A. Tutt and colleagues yield new information about breast cancer
March 12th, 2009
"Given the large number of genes purported to be prognostic for breast cancer, it would be optimal if the genes identified are not confounded by the continuously changing systemic therapies. The aim of this study was to discover and validate a breast cancer prognostic expression signature for distant metastasis in untreated, early stage, lymph node-negative (N-) estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) patients with extensive follow-up times," researchers in London, the United Kingdom report. "197 genes previously associated with metastasis and ER status were profiled from 142 untreated breast cancer subjects. A ''metastasis score'' (MS) representing fourteen differentially...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-03-12)
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