Evidence that breast cancer associated microcalcifications are mineralized malignant cells

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 305-308

  Castronovo, Vincent ^a,b   Bellahcene, Akeila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b CHU SART TILMAN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bone sialoprotein; Breast cancer; Microcalcifications; Mineralization

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM OXALATE; DNA; HYDROXYAPATITE; OSTEONECTIN; OSTEOPONTIN; SIALOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BREAST CALCIFICATION; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOGENESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MINERALIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0031909422     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo.12.2.305     Document Type: Article

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