Alterations of the cell cycle regulators cyclin D1, cyclin A, p27, p21, p16, and pRb in apocrine metaplasia of the breast.

G1/S transition defects have been a proposed requirement for tumor development. Apocrine metaplasia (APM) in the breast has been held as a sign of benignity. Yet, a number of studies have reported the presence of molecular abnormalities in some forms of APM suggesting a possible oncogenic potential...

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Published in:Breast Journal Vol. 15; no. 5; pp. 475 - 483
Main Authors: Elayat G, Selim AA, Wells CA
Format: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Sep/Oct2009
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