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Re: Germline BRCA1 Mutations and a Basal Epithelial Phenotype in Breast Cancer
Affiliations of authors: Department of Medical Oncology (PVDG, EVDW), Department of Pathology (PVDG, AB, PVDZ, PJVD), Department of Clinical Genetics (FHM), Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics (RHMV), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Pathology, Gerhard Domagk University, Muenster, Germany (HB).
Correspondence to: Paul J. van Diest, MD, PhD, Department of Pathology, University Medical Center, P.O. Box 85500, NL 3508 GA, Utrecht, The Netherlands (e-mail: p.j.vandiest@lab.azu.nl)
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Foulkes et al. (1) reported that the expression of cytokeratin 5/6, indicating a basal epithelial phenotype, was statistically significantly associated with germline BRCA1 mutations in estrogen receptor (ER)- and erbB2-negative invasive breast cancers. It has recently been shown that the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is
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J Natl Cancer Inst 2004 96: 712-714.
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