Elevated mammaglobin (h-MAM) expression in breast cancer is associated with clinical and biological features defining a less aggressive tumour phenotype.
AuthorsNúñez-Villar MJ, Martínez-Arribas F, Pollán M, Lucas AR, Sánchez J, Tejerina A, Schneider J,
JournalBreast Cancer Res
PubMed ID12793902
Mammaglobin (h-MAM) is expressed mainly by breast epithelial cells, and this feature has been used to detect circulating breast cancer cells and occult metastases in sentinel axillary lymph nodes of breast cancer patients. However, the biological role of mammaglobin is completely unknown. We studied 128 fresh-frozen breast cancer specimens by ... More