Microcalcifications in breast cancer: Novel insights into the molecular mechanism and functional consequence of mammary mineralisation

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 525-537

  Cox, R F ^a   Hernandez Santana, A ^b   Ramdass, S ^a   McMahon, G ^b   Harmey, J H ^a   Morgan, M P ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Calcifications; Hydroxyapatite; Mammography; Microcalcifications; Mineralisation

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM OXALATE; GLYCEROL 2 PHOSPHATE; HYDROXYAPATITE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST ADENOCARCINOMA; BREAST CALCIFICATION; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CELL; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL LINE; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENHANCER REGION; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; MAMMARY MINERALIZATION; MAMMAY FAT PAD; MINERALIZATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHATE TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM OXALATE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; DURAPATITE; FEMALE; MAMMARY NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PHOSPHATES;

EID: 84856463042     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2011.583     Document Type: Article

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