Promoter Hypermethylation of Estrogen Receptor Alpha Gene Is Correlated to Estrogen Receptor Negativity in Iranian Patients with Sporadic Breast Cancer

Promoter Hypermethylation of Estrogen Receptor Alpha Gene Is Correlated to Estrogen Receptor Negativity in Iranian Patients with Sporadic Breast Cancer

Objective: Breast Cancer is the most common cancer in Iranian women. Breast tumors are classified based on the estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) expression status into ER negative and ER positive tumors. ER negative tumors tend to have worse prognosis and less likely to respond to endocrine therapy. Abe...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Taghi Akbari, Mohammad Hamid Karbassian, Morteza Karimipoor, Mehrdad Noruzinia, Pantea Izadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Royan Institute (ACECR), Tehran 2012-01-01
Series:Cell Journal
Subjects:
Estrogen Receptor
Methylation
Breast Cancer
Online Access:http://celljournal.org/library/upload/article/af_7277438363253233233282647225245828336322izadi.pdf

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