17 datasets found
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Risk factors for breast cancer in Iran: a case-control study
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Background Iranian breast cancer patients are relatively younger than their Western counterparts. The objective of the present study was to investigate risk factors... -
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Tumour Fas ligand:Fas ratio greater than 1 is an independent marker of relative resistance to tamoxifen therapy in hormone receptor positive breast cancer
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Background The objective of the present study was to examine the prognostic and predictive significance of the apoptosis-related marker Fas ligand (FasL):Fas ratio in... -
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A49T, V89L and TA repeat polymorphisms of steroid 5α-reductase type II and breast cancer risk in Japanese women
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Background Breast cancer is hormone related, as are cancers of the endometrium, ovary, and prostate. Several studies have suggested that higher extracellular levels... -
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Use of complementary/alternative therapies by women with advanced-stage breast cancer
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Background This study sought to describe the pattern of complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) use among a group of patients with advanced breast cancer, to examine... -
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Organochlorine exposures influence on breast cancer risk and survival according to estrogen receptor status: a Danish cohort-nested case-control study
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Background The relationship between breast cancer and organochlorine exposure is controversial and complex. As estrogen receptor positive and negative breast cancer... -
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Decreased expression of the mannose 6- phosphate/insulin-like growth factor-II receptor promotes growth of human breast cancer cells
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Background Loss or mutation of the mannose 6-phosphate/insulin-like growth factor-II receptor (M6P/IGF2R) has been found in breast cancer. However, whether or not... -
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Allelic loss on chromosome band 18p11.3 occurs early and reveals heterogeneity in breast cancer progression
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We examined the stage specificity and heterogeneity of 18p11 alterations in a series of tumors representing 96 microdissected samples. Significant loss of... -
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Low frequency of
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In order to explore the possible role of E-cadherin in familial cancer, 19 familial breast cancer patients, whose tumours demonstrated loss of heterozygosity (LOH) at... -
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Deficiency ofPtenaccelerates mammary oncogenesis in MMTV-Wnt-1transgenic mice
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Germline mutations in the tumor suppressorPTENpredispose human beings to breast cancer, and genetic and epigenetic alterations ofPTENare also detected in sporadic... -
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Research Article: Breast Cancer Research : BCR
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Background Disruption of the balance between apoptosis and proliferation is considered to be an important factor in the development and progression of tumours. In the... -
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Expression of LRP and MDR1 in locally advanced breast cancer predicts axillary node invasion at the time of rescue mastectomy after induction chemotherapy
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Background: Axillary node status after induction chemotherapy for locally advanced breast cancer has been shown on multivariate analysis to be an independent... -
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Characterization of adjacent breast tumors using oligonucleotide microarrays
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Background Current methodology often cannot distinguish second primary breast cancers from multifocal disease, a potentially important distinction for clinical... -
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Korean women: breast cancer knowledge, attitudes and behaviors
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Introduction Clustered within the nomenclature of Asian American are numerous subgroups, each with their own ethnic heritage, cultural, and linguistic... -
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Gene expression profiles derived from fine needle aspiration correlate with response to systemic chemotherapy in breast cancer
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Background Drug resistance in breast cancer is a major obstacle to successful chemotherapy. In this study we used cDNA microarray technology to examine gene... -
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Investigation of glutathione
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Background Certain genes from the glutathione S-transferase superfamily have been associated with several cancer types. It was the objective of this study to... -
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Immunodetection of nmt55/p54
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Background We previously identified and characterized a novel 55 kDa nuclear protein, termed nmt55/p54nrb, whose expression was decreased in a subset of human breast... -
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Possible association of β
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Background The involvement of β2-adrenergic receptor (ADRB2) and β3-adrenergic receptor (ADRB3) in both adipocyte lipolysis and thermogenic activity suggests that...
17 datasets found