Selecting for BRCA1 testing using a combination of homogeneous selection criteria and immunohistochemical characteristics of breast cancers

Selecting for BRCA1 testing using a combination of homogeneous selection criteria and immunohistochemical characteristics of breast cancers

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>BRCA1 gene-related tumours are more frequently estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) negative with a lower prevalence of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) overexpression or amplification. We evaluated th...

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Main Authors: Scalone Simona, Perin Tiziana, Lombardi Davide, Dolcetti Riccardo, Puppa Lara, De Giacomi Clelia, Canzonieri Vincenzo, Miolo GianMaria, Veronesi Andrea, Viel Alessandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-10-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/9/360

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