Worse prognosis in breast cancer patients can be predicted by immunohistochemical analysis of positive MMP-2 and negative estrogen and progesterone receptors
Summary Introduction: Breast cancer is the most cause of death, and approximately 90% of these deaths are due to metastases. Matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) gelatinase activity is able to degrade a major constituent of the tumor microenvironment, type IV collagen. Two well-established proteins u...
Main Authors: | Edneia A. S. Ramos, Camila T. da Silva, Graciele C. M. Manica, Isabela T. Pereira, Liliane M. B. Klassen, Enilze M. S. F. Ribeiro, Iglenir J. Cavalli, Karin Braun-Prado, Rubens S. Lima, Cicero A. Urban, Fabrício F. Costa, Lucia de Noronha, Giseli Klassen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Médica Brasileira
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Series: | Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302016000800774&lng=en&tlng=en |
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