Breast Cancer Research

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The functional loss of the retinoblastoma tumour suppressor is a common event in basal-like and luminal B breast carcinomas

Jason I Herschkowitz1,2,4, Xiaping He1,2, Cheng Fan1 and Charles M Perou1,2,3*

Author Affiliations

1 Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA

2 Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA

3 Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA

4 Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, DeBakey M635, Houston, TX 77030, USA

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Breast Cancer Research 2008, 10:R75 doi:10.1186/bcr2142

Published: 9 September 2008

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A PDF file containing a figure comparing p16INK4a and proliferation gene expression across 13 transgenic murine mammary tumour models.

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A PDF file containing a figure showing a box plot comparison of RB-loss signature relative to the five intrinsic subtypes as defined by the 5-class centroid predictor.

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A PDF file containing a figure showing a box plot comparison of average expression of a) RB-LOH, b) RB loss, c) proliferation signature and d) 20-gene overlap signature relative to response to neoadjuvant treatment.

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