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basal-like mammary carcinoma

basal-like breast cancer

Basal-like tumors are a subtype of breast cancer which express genes that are characteristic of basal epithelial cells, such as the basal cytokeratins, and are associated with poor relapse-free and overall survival.

References

- Yehiely F, Moyano JV, Evans JR, Nielsen TO, Cryns VL. Deconstructing the molecular portrait of basal-like breast cancer. Trends Mol Med. 2006 Sep 28; PMID: 17011236