FABP7 and HMGCS2 are novel protein markers for apocrine differentiation categorizing apocrine carcinoma of the breast.

Apocrine carcinoma of the breast is a distinctive malignancy with unique morphological and molecular features, generally characterized by being negative for estrogen and progesterone receptors, and thus not electable for endocrine therapy. Despite the fact that they are morphologically distinct from...

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Main Authors: Pavel Gromov, Jaime A Espinoza, Maj-Lis Talman, Naoko Honma, Niels Kroman, Vera Timmermans Wielenga, José M A Moreira, Irina Gromova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4229141?pdf=render