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01-03-2000 | Meeting abstract
HER-2 activation and TP53 inactivation as predictors of survival in breast cancer
Authors:
TI Andersen, E Skovlund, IK Bukholm, U Jacobsen, R Kåresen, B Erikstein, J Nesland, A-L Børresen-Dale
Published in:
Breast Cancer Research
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Special Issue 1/2000
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Excerpt
Activation of the HER-2 proto-oncogene and inactivation of the TP53 tumour-suppressor gene belong to the most common genetic changes in human breast carcinomas. Both appear to be of prognostic significance, at least in patients with node-positive disease. The relevance of these changes in node-negative disease, however, still remains uncertain. Moreover, the relationship between HER-2 and TP53 status remains to be fully clarified. …