Cyclooxygenase-2 and human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2 (HER-2) expression simultaneously in invasive and in situ breast ductal carcinoma

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2 (HER-2) are associated with tumorigenesis. Studies have shown that HER-2 can regulate COX-2 expression. The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between COX-2 and HER-2 expression in normal...

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Main Authors: Adrienne Pratti Lucarelli, Maria Marta Martins, Wagner Montor, Vilmar Oliveira, Maria Antonieta Longo Galvão, Sebastião Piato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802011000600002&lng=en&tlng=en