Prognostic significance of reactivation of telomerase in breast core biopsy specimens

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 193, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 547-550

  Herbert, Garth S ^a   Sohn, Vance Y ^a   Mulcahy, Michael J ^a   Champeaux, Anne L ^a   Brown, Tommy A ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atypical ductal hyperplasia; Breast cancer; Core needle biopsy; Immunohistochemistry; Telomerase

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; TELOMERASE; TELOMERASE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE; TELOMERASE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DUCT; BREAST DUCT HYPERPLASIA; CELL HYPERPLASIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 34147114966     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.01.011     Document Type: Article

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