Gene expression modules in primary breast cancers as risk factors for organotropic patterns of first metastatic spread: a case control study

Abstract Background Metastases from primary breast cancers can involve single or multiple organs at metastatic disease diagnosis. Molecular risk factors for particular patterns of metastastic spread in a clinical population are limited. Methods A case-control design including 1357 primary breast can...

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Main Authors: Katherine Lawler, Efterpi Papouli, Cristina Naceur-Lombardelli, Anca Mera, Kayleigh Ougham, Andrew Tutt, Siker Kimbung, Ingrid Hedenfalk, Jun Zhan, Hongquan Zhang, Richard Buus, Mitch Dowsett, Tony Ng, Sarah E. Pinder, Peter Parker, Lars Holmberg, Cheryl E. Gillett, Anita Grigoriadis, Arnie Purushotham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Breast Cancer Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13058-017-0881-y