High prevalence of MMTV-like env gene sequences in gestational breast cancer

Medical Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 233-236

  Wang, Y ^a   Melana, S M ^a   Baker, B ^a   Bleiweiss, I ^a   Fernandez Cobo, M ^a   Mandeli, J F ^a   Holland, J F ^a   Pogo, B G T ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Division of Hematology/Oncology   (United States)

Author keywords

Gestational breast cancer; MMTV sequences

Indexed keywords

LAMININ RECEPTOR; MARKER;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MOUSE MAMMARY TUMOR ONCOVIRUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL; DNA, NEOPLASM; FEMALE; GENES, ENV; HORMONES; HUMANS; LACTATION; MAMMARY TUMOR VIRUS, MOUSE; MICE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; RESPONSE ELEMENTS; TERMINAL REPEAT SEQUENCES;

EID: 0141636467     PISSN: 13570560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/MO:20:3:233     Document Type: Article

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