HER2 expression in breast cancer primary tumours and corresponding metastases. Original data and literature review

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2344-2348

  Carlsson, J ^a   Nordgren, H ^a   Sjostrom J ^b   Wester, K ^a   Villman, K ^a   Bengtsson, N O ^c   Ostenstad, B ^d   Lundqvist, H ^a   Blomqvist, C ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; c erb B2; HER2; Metastasis; Overexpression; Receptors

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; TRASTUZUMAB;

BREAST CANCER; CARCINOGENESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; BIOSYNTHESIS; BREAST TUMOR; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; RECEPTOR, ERBB-2;

EID: 3042740814     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601881     Document Type: Review

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