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	Volume 14 Issue 1
	Comment
	Editorial Steps solidifying a role for SEPT9 in breast cancer suggest that greater strides are needed Laura Stanbery, Elizabeth M Petty Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:101 (9 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Editorial Do fatty breasts increase or decrease breast cancer risk? John A Shepherd, Karla Kerlikowske Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:102 (25 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Editorial The dynamic yin-yang interaction of CXCR4 and CXCR7 in breast cancer metastasis Oriana E Hawkins, Ann Richmond Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:103 (26 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Editorial Do we need biomarkers to predict the benefit of adding adjuvant taxanes for treatment of breast cancer? José Pérez-García, Javier Cortés Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:104 (31 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Viewpoint Initiating breast cancer by PIK3CA mutation Todd W Miller Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:301 (7 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Review
	Review Epithelial-mesenchymal transition, cancer stem cells and treatment resistance Bhuvanesh Dave, Vivek Mittal, Nicholas M Tan, Jenny C Chang Breast Cancer Research 2011, 14:202 (19 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF
	Review Understanding the mechanisms of aromatase inhibitor resistance William R Miller, Alexey A Larionov Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:201 (19 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Review The role and function of cadherins in the mammary gland Jennifer L Andrews, Alvin C Kim, Julie R Hens Breast Cancer Research 2011, 14:203 (8 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF
	Review Key signaling nodes in mammary gland development and cancer: Smad signal integration in epithelial cell plasticity Anders Sundqvist, Peter ten Dijke, Hans van Dam Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:204 (8 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research
	Research article Effect of dietary patterns differing in carbohydrate and fat content on blood lipid and glucose profiles based on weight-loss success of breast-cancer survivors Henry J Thompson, Scot M Sedlacek, Devchand Paul, Pamela Wolfe, John N McGinley, Mary C Playdon, Elizabeth A Daeninck, Sara N Bartels, Mark R Wisthoff Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R1 (6 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Alterations in tumor necrosis factor signaling pathways are associated with cytotoxicity and resistance to taxanes: a study in isogenic resistant tumor cells Jason A Sprowl, Kerry Reed, Stephen R Armstrong, Carita Lanner, Baoqing Guo, Irina Kalatskaya, Lincoln Stein, Stacey L Hembruff, Adam Tam, Amadeo M Parissenti Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R2 (6 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Prognostic value of proliferation assay in the luminal, HER2-positive, and triple-negative biologic classes of breast cancer Mohammed A Aleskandarany, Andrew R Green, Ahmed A Benhasouna, Fabricio F Barros, Keith Neal, Jorge S Reis-Filho, Ian O Ellis, Emad A Rakha Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R3 (6 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Evidence that GTP-binding domain but not catalytic domain of transglutaminase 2 is essential for epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in mammary epithelial cells Anupam Kumar, Jia Xu, Bokyung Sung, Santosh Kumar, Dihua Yu, Bharat B Aggarwal, Kapil Mehta Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R4 (6 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Breast cancer incidence and case fatality among 4.7 million women in relation to social and ethnic background: a population-based cohort study Omid Beiki, Per Hall, Anders Ekbom, Tahereh Moradi Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R5 (6 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Hypoxia-inducible factor 1α promotes primary tumor growth and tumor-initiating cell activity in breast cancer Luciana P Schwab, Danielle L Peacock, Debeshi Majumdar, Jesse F Ingels, Laura C Jensen, Keisha D Smith, Richard C Cushing, Tiffany N Seagroves Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R6 (7 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article No evidence for association of inherited variation in genes involved in mitosis and percent mammographic density Celine M Vachon, Jingmei Li, Christopher G Scott, Per Hall, Kamila Czene, Xianshu Wang, Jianjun Liu, Zachary S Fredericksen, David N Rider, Fang-Fang Wu, Janet E Olson, Julie M Cunningham, Kristen N Stevens, Thomas A Sellers, Shane V Pankratz, Fergus J Couch Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R7 (7 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Hyperinsulinemia enhances c-Myc-mediated mammary tumor development and advances metastatic progression to the lung in a mouse model of type 2 diabetes Rosalyn D Ferguson, Ruslan Novosyadlyy, Yvonne Fierz, Nyosha Alikhani, Hui Sun, Shoshana Yakar, Derek LeRoith Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R8 (7 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Balancing harms and benefits of service mammography screening programs: a cohort study Donella Puliti, Guido Miccinesi, Marco Zappa, Gianfranco Manneschi, Emanuele Crocetti, Eugenio Paci Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R9 (9 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| F1000 Medicine \| F1000 Biology
	Research article Trends in incidence and detection of advanced breast cancer at biennial screening mammography in The Netherlands: a population based study Joost Nederend, Lucien EM Duijm, Adri C Voogd, Johanna H Groenewoud, Frits H Jansen, Marieke WJ Louwman Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R10 (9 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment
	Research article Molecular profiling of patient-derived breast cancer xenografts Fabien Reyal, Charlotte Guyader, Charles Decraene, Carlo Lucchesi, Nathalie Auger, Franck Assayag, Ludmilla De Plater, David Gentien, Marie-France Poupon, Paul Cottu, Patricia De Cremoux, Pierre Gestraud, Anne Vincent-Salomon, Jean-Jacques Fontaine, Sergio Roman-Roman, Olivier Delattre, Didier Decaudin, Elisabetta Marangoni Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R11 (16 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article MIBE acts as antagonist ligand of both estrogen receptor α and GPER in breast cancer cells Rosamaria Lappano, Maria Santolla, Marco Pupo, Maria Sinicropi, Anna Caruso, Camillo Rosano, Marcello Maggiolini Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R12 (17 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Tibolone increases bone mineral density but also relapse in breast cancer survivors: LIBERATE trial bone substudy Nigel J Bundred, Peter Kenemans, Cheng Yip, Matthias W Beckmann, Jean-Michel Foidart, Piero Sismondi, Bo Schoultz, Rena Vassilopoulou-Sellin, Rachid Galta, Eugenie Lieshout, Mirjam Mol-Arts, Juan Planellas, Ernst Kubista Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R13 (17 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article MicroRNA let-7a suppresses breast cancer cell migration and invasion through downregulation of C-C chemokine receptor type 7 Seok-Jun Kim, Ji-Young Shin, Kang-Duck Lee, Young-Ki Bae, Ki Sung, Seok Nam, Kyung-Hee Chun Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R14 (18 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary MicroRNA let-7a binds directly to the 3'UTR of C-C chemokine receptor type 7 (CCR7), blocking its protein expression and suppressing migration and invasion of breast cancer cells.
	Research article Expression of stem cell and epithelial-mesenchymal transition markers in primary breast cancer patients with circulating tumor cells Sabine Kasimir-Bauer, Oliver Hoffmann, Diethelm Wallwiener, Rainer Kimmig, Tanja Fehm Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R15 (20 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article STAT1-deficient mice spontaneously develop estrogen receptor α-positive luminal mammary carcinomas Szeman Chan, William Vermi, Jingqin Luo, Laura Lucini, Charles Rickert, Amy M Fowler, Silvia Lonardi, Cora Arthur, Larry JT Young, David E Levy, Michael J Welch, Robert D Cardiff, Robert D Schreiber Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R16 (20 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Breast cancer risk assessment with five independent genetic variants and two risk factors in Chinese women Juncheng Dai, Zhibin Hu, Yue Jiang, Hao Shen, Jing Dong, Hongxia Ma, Hongbing Shen Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R17 (23 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Metastasis is an early event in mouse mammary carcinomas and is associated with cells bearing stem cell markers Desheng Weng, Jeffrey H Penzner, Baizheng Song, Shigeo Koido, Stuart K Calderwood, Jianlin Gong Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R18 (25 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Validation of the Gail model for predicting individual breast cancer risk in a prospective nationwide study of 28,104 Singapore women Wen Chay, Whee Ong, Puay Tan, Nicholas Jie Leo, Gay Ho, Chia Wong, Kee Chia, Khuan Chow, MinHan Tan, Peter Ang Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R19 (30 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Phospho-ibuprofen (MDC-917) suppresses breast cancer growth: an effect controlled by the thioredoxin system Yu Sun, Leahana M Rowehl, Liqun Huang, Gerardo G Mackenzie, Kvetoslava Vrankova, Despina Komninou, Basil Rigas Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R20 (31 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Use of glucocorticoids and risk of breast cancer: a Danish population-based case-control study Gitte Sørensen, Deirdre P Cronin-Fenton, Henrik Sørensen, Sinna Ulrichsen, Lars Pedersen, Timothy L Lash Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R21 (3 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Small interfering RNA library screen identified polo-like kinase-1 (PLK1) as a potential therapeutic target for breast cancer that uniquely eliminates tumor-initiating cells Kaiji Hu, Jennifer H Law, Abbas Fotovati, Sandra E Dunn Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R22 (6 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Contribution of CXCL12 secretion to invasion of breast cancer cells Pamela J Boimel, Tatiana Smirnova, Zhen Zhou, Jeffrey Wyckoff, Haein Park, Salvatore J Coniglio, Bin-Zhi Qian, E Richard Stanley, Dianne Cox, Jeffrey W Pollard, William J Muller, John Condeelis, Jeffrey E Segall Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R23 (7 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Germline DNA copy number variation in familial and early-onset breast cancer Ana CV Krepischi, Maria Isabel W Achatz, Erika MM Santos, Silvia S Costa, Bianca CG Lisboa, Helena Brentani, Tiago M Santos, Amanda Gonçalves, Amanda F Nóbrega, Peter L Pearson, Angela M Vianna-Morgante, Dirce M Carraro, Ricardo R Brentani, Carla Rosenberg Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R24 (7 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Breast cancer risk prediction and individualised screening based on common genetic variation and breast density measurement Hatef Darabi, Kamila Czene, Wanting Zhao, Jianjun Liu, Per Hall, Keith Humphreys Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R25 (7 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Progranulin (GP88) tumor tissue expression is associated with increased risk of recurrence in breast cancer patients diagnosed with estrogen receptor positive invasive ductal carcinoma Ginette Serrero, Douglas M Hawkins, Binbin Yue, Olga Ioffe, Pablo Bejarano, Jeffrey T Phillips, Jonathan F Head, Robert L Elliott, Katherine R Tkaczuk, Andrew K Godwin, JoEllen Weaver, Wes E Kim Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R26 (8 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article The growth response to androgen receptor signaling in ERα-negative human breast cells is dependent on p21 and mediated by MAPK activation Joseph P Garay, Bedri Karakas, Abde M Abukhdeir, David P Cosgrove, John P Gustin, Michaela J Higgins, Hiroyuki Konishi, Yuko Konishi, Josh Lauring, Morassa Mohseni, Grace M Wang, Danijela Jelovac, Ashani Weeraratna, Cheryl A Sherman Baust, Patrice J Morin, Antoun Toubaji, Alan Meeker, Angelo M De Marzo, Gloria Lewis, Andrea Subhawong, Pedram Argani, Ben H Park Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R27 (9 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article PIK3CA mutation impact on survival in breast cancer patients and in ERα, PR and ERBB2-based subgroups Magdalena Cizkova, Aurélie Susini, Sophie Vacher, Géraldine Cizeron-Clairac, Catherine Andrieu, Keltouma Driouch, Emmanuelle Fourme, Rosette Lidereau, Ivan Bièche Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R28 (13 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Assessment of circulating tumor cells and serum markers for progression-free survival prediction in metastatic breast cancer: a prospective observational study François-Clément Bidard, David Hajage, Thomas Bachelot, Suzette Delaloge, Etienne Brain, Mario Campone, Paul Cottu, Philippe Beuzeboc, Emilie Rolland, Claire Mathiot, Jean-Yves Pierga Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R29 (13 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Circulating tumor cell count shows no clear superiority over serum markers for predicting progression-free survival in metastatic breast cancer.
	Research article Modulation of CXCR3 ligand secretion by prostaglandin E₂and cyclooxygenase inhibitors in human breast cancer Holger Bronger, Sara Kraeft, Ulrike Schwarz-Boeger, Claudia Cerny, Alexandra Stöckel, Stefanie Avril, Marion Kiechle, Manfred Schmitt Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R30 (14 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Gene expression profiling of primary male breast cancers reveals two unique subgroups and identifies N-acetyltransferase-1 (NAT1) as a novel prognostic biomarker Ida Johansson, Cecilia Nilsson, Pontus Berglund, Martin Lauss, Markus Ringnér, Håkan Olsson, Lena Luts, Edith Sim, Sten Thorstensson, Marie-Louise Fjällskog, Ingrid Hedenfalk Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R31 (14 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Premenopausal serum androgens and breast cancer risk: a nested case-control study Anne Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, Yelena Afanasyeva, Rudolf Kaaks, Sabina Rinaldi, Stephanie Scarmo, Mengling Liu, Alan A Arslan, Paolo Toniolo, Roy E Shore, Karen L Koenig Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R32 (16 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary A positive association between circulating testosterone and breast cancer risk was found in a case control study of American women, and the impact of including this in risk prediction models should be assessed.
	Research article Common variants at 12p11, 12q24, 9p21, 9q31.2 and in ZNF365 are associated with breast cancer risk for BRCA1 and/or BRCA2 mutation carriers Antonis C Antoniou, Karoline B Kuchenbaecker, Penny Soucy, Jonathan Beesley, Xiaoqing Chen, Lesley McGuffog, Andrew Lee, Daniel Barrowdale, Sue Healey, Olga M Sinilnikova, Maria A Caligo, Niklas Loman, Katja Harbst, Annika Lindblom, Brita Arver, Richard Rosenquist, Per Karlsson, Kate Nathanson, Susan Domchek, Tim Rebbeck, Anna Jakubowska, Jan Lubinski, Katarzyna Jaworska, Katarzyna Durda, Elżbieta Złowowcka-Perłowska, Ana Osorio, Mercedes Durán, Raquel Andrés, Javier Benítez, Ute Hamann et al. Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R33 (20 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Expression profiling of cancerous and normal breast tissues identifies microRNAs that are differentially expressed in serum from patients with (metastatic) breast cancer and healthy volunteers Eleni van Schooneveld, Maartje CA Wouters, Ilse Van der Auwera, Dieter J Peeters, Hans Wildiers, Peter A Van Dam, Ignace Vergote, Peter B Vermeulen, Luc Y Dirix, Steven J Van Laere Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R34 (21 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Honokiol activates AMP-activated protein kinase in breast cancer cells via an LKB1-dependent pathway and inhibits breast carcinogenesis Arumugam Nagalingam, Jack L Arbiser, Michael Y Bonner, Neeraj K Saxena, Dipali Sharma Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R35 (21 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Focal adhesion kinase contributes to proliferative potential of ErbB2 mammary tumour cells but is dispensable for ErbB2 mammary tumour induction in vivo Hicham Lahlou, Virginie Sanguin-Gendreau, Margaret C Frame, William J Muller Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R36 (28 February 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed

	Volume 14 Issue 1
	Comment
	Editorial Steps solidifying a role for SEPT9 in breast cancer suggest that greater strides are needed Laura Stanbery, Elizabeth M Petty Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:101 (9 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Editorial Do fatty breasts increase or decrease breast cancer risk? John A Shepherd, Karla Kerlikowske Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:102 (25 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Editorial The dynamic yin-yang interaction of CXCR4 and CXCR7 in breast cancer metastasis Oriana E Hawkins, Ann Richmond Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:103 (26 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Editorial Do we need biomarkers to predict the benefit of adding adjuvant taxanes for treatment of breast cancer? José Pérez-García, Javier Cortés Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:104 (31 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Viewpoint Initiating breast cancer by PIK3CA mutation Todd W Miller Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:301 (7 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Review
	Review Epithelial-mesenchymal transition, cancer stem cells and treatment resistance Bhuvanesh Dave, Vivek Mittal, Nicholas M Tan, Jenny C Chang Breast Cancer Research 2011, 14:202 (19 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF
	Review Understanding the mechanisms of aromatase inhibitor resistance William R Miller, Alexey A Larionov Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:201 (19 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Review The role and function of cadherins in the mammary gland Jennifer L Andrews, Alvin C Kim, Julie R Hens Breast Cancer Research 2011, 14:203 (8 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF
	Review Key signaling nodes in mammary gland development and cancer: Smad signal integration in epithelial cell plasticity Anders Sundqvist, Peter ten Dijke, Hans van Dam Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:204 (8 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research
	Research article Effect of dietary patterns differing in carbohydrate and fat content on blood lipid and glucose profiles based on weight-loss success of breast-cancer survivors Henry J Thompson, Scot M Sedlacek, Devchand Paul, Pamela Wolfe, John N McGinley, Mary C Playdon, Elizabeth A Daeninck, Sara N Bartels, Mark R Wisthoff Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R1 (6 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Alterations in tumor necrosis factor signaling pathways are associated with cytotoxicity and resistance to taxanes: a study in isogenic resistant tumor cells Jason A Sprowl, Kerry Reed, Stephen R Armstrong, Carita Lanner, Baoqing Guo, Irina Kalatskaya, Lincoln Stein, Stacey L Hembruff, Adam Tam, Amadeo M Parissenti Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R2 (6 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Prognostic value of proliferation assay in the luminal, HER2-positive, and triple-negative biologic classes of breast cancer Mohammed A Aleskandarany, Andrew R Green, Ahmed A Benhasouna, Fabricio F Barros, Keith Neal, Jorge S Reis-Filho, Ian O Ellis, Emad A Rakha Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R3 (6 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Evidence that GTP-binding domain but not catalytic domain of transglutaminase 2 is essential for epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in mammary epithelial cells Anupam Kumar, Jia Xu, Bokyung Sung, Santosh Kumar, Dihua Yu, Bharat B Aggarwal, Kapil Mehta Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R4 (6 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Breast cancer incidence and case fatality among 4.7 million women in relation to social and ethnic background: a population-based cohort study Omid Beiki, Per Hall, Anders Ekbom, Tahereh Moradi Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R5 (6 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Hypoxia-inducible factor 1α promotes primary tumor growth and tumor-initiating cell activity in breast cancer Luciana P Schwab, Danielle L Peacock, Debeshi Majumdar, Jesse F Ingels, Laura C Jensen, Keisha D Smith, Richard C Cushing, Tiffany N Seagroves Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R6 (7 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article No evidence for association of inherited variation in genes involved in mitosis and percent mammographic density Celine M Vachon, Jingmei Li, Christopher G Scott, Per Hall, Kamila Czene, Xianshu Wang, Jianjun Liu, Zachary S Fredericksen, David N Rider, Fang-Fang Wu, Janet E Olson, Julie M Cunningham, Kristen N Stevens, Thomas A Sellers, Shane V Pankratz, Fergus J Couch Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R7 (7 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Hyperinsulinemia enhances c-Myc-mediated mammary tumor development and advances metastatic progression to the lung in a mouse model of type 2 diabetes Rosalyn D Ferguson, Ruslan Novosyadlyy, Yvonne Fierz, Nyosha Alikhani, Hui Sun, Shoshana Yakar, Derek LeRoith Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R8 (7 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Balancing harms and benefits of service mammography screening programs: a cohort study Donella Puliti, Guido Miccinesi, Marco Zappa, Gianfranco Manneschi, Emanuele Crocetti, Eugenio Paci Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R9 (9 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| F1000 Medicine \| F1000 Biology
	Research article Trends in incidence and detection of advanced breast cancer at biennial screening mammography in The Netherlands: a population based study Joost Nederend, Lucien EM Duijm, Adri C Voogd, Johanna H Groenewoud, Frits H Jansen, Marieke WJ Louwman Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R10 (9 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment
	Research article Molecular profiling of patient-derived breast cancer xenografts Fabien Reyal, Charlotte Guyader, Charles Decraene, Carlo Lucchesi, Nathalie Auger, Franck Assayag, Ludmilla De Plater, David Gentien, Marie-France Poupon, Paul Cottu, Patricia De Cremoux, Pierre Gestraud, Anne Vincent-Salomon, Jean-Jacques Fontaine, Sergio Roman-Roman, Olivier Delattre, Didier Decaudin, Elisabetta Marangoni Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R11 (16 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article MIBE acts as antagonist ligand of both estrogen receptor α and GPER in breast cancer cells Rosamaria Lappano, Maria Santolla, Marco Pupo, Maria Sinicropi, Anna Caruso, Camillo Rosano, Marcello Maggiolini Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R12 (17 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Tibolone increases bone mineral density but also relapse in breast cancer survivors: LIBERATE trial bone substudy Nigel J Bundred, Peter Kenemans, Cheng Yip, Matthias W Beckmann, Jean-Michel Foidart, Piero Sismondi, Bo Schoultz, Rena Vassilopoulou-Sellin, Rachid Galta, Eugenie Lieshout, Mirjam Mol-Arts, Juan Planellas, Ernst Kubista Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R13 (17 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article MicroRNA let-7a suppresses breast cancer cell migration and invasion through downregulation of C-C chemokine receptor type 7 Seok-Jun Kim, Ji-Young Shin, Kang-Duck Lee, Young-Ki Bae, Ki Sung, Seok Nam, Kyung-Hee Chun Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R14 (18 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary MicroRNA let-7a binds directly to the 3'UTR of C-C chemokine receptor type 7 (CCR7), blocking its protein expression and suppressing migration and invasion of breast cancer cells.
	Research article Expression of stem cell and epithelial-mesenchymal transition markers in primary breast cancer patients with circulating tumor cells Sabine Kasimir-Bauer, Oliver Hoffmann, Diethelm Wallwiener, Rainer Kimmig, Tanja Fehm Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R15 (20 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article STAT1-deficient mice spontaneously develop estrogen receptor α-positive luminal mammary carcinomas Szeman Chan, William Vermi, Jingqin Luo, Laura Lucini, Charles Rickert, Amy M Fowler, Silvia Lonardi, Cora Arthur, Larry JT Young, David E Levy, Michael J Welch, Robert D Cardiff, Robert D Schreiber Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R16 (20 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Breast cancer risk assessment with five independent genetic variants and two risk factors in Chinese women Juncheng Dai, Zhibin Hu, Yue Jiang, Hao Shen, Jing Dong, Hongxia Ma, Hongbing Shen Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R17 (23 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Metastasis is an early event in mouse mammary carcinomas and is associated with cells bearing stem cell markers Desheng Weng, Jeffrey H Penzner, Baizheng Song, Shigeo Koido, Stuart K Calderwood, Jianlin Gong Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R18 (25 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Validation of the Gail model for predicting individual breast cancer risk in a prospective nationwide study of 28,104 Singapore women Wen Chay, Whee Ong, Puay Tan, Nicholas Jie Leo, Gay Ho, Chia Wong, Kee Chia, Khuan Chow, MinHan Tan, Peter Ang Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R19 (30 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Phospho-ibuprofen (MDC-917) suppresses breast cancer growth: an effect controlled by the thioredoxin system Yu Sun, Leahana M Rowehl, Liqun Huang, Gerardo G Mackenzie, Kvetoslava Vrankova, Despina Komninou, Basil Rigas Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R20 (31 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Use of glucocorticoids and risk of breast cancer: a Danish population-based case-control study Gitte Sørensen, Deirdre P Cronin-Fenton, Henrik Sørensen, Sinna Ulrichsen, Lars Pedersen, Timothy L Lash Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R21 (3 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Small interfering RNA library screen identified polo-like kinase-1 (PLK1) as a potential therapeutic target for breast cancer that uniquely eliminates tumor-initiating cells Kaiji Hu, Jennifer H Law, Abbas Fotovati, Sandra E Dunn Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R22 (6 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Contribution of CXCL12 secretion to invasion of breast cancer cells Pamela J Boimel, Tatiana Smirnova, Zhen Zhou, Jeffrey Wyckoff, Haein Park, Salvatore J Coniglio, Bin-Zhi Qian, E Richard Stanley, Dianne Cox, Jeffrey W Pollard, William J Muller, John Condeelis, Jeffrey E Segall Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R23 (7 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Germline DNA copy number variation in familial and early-onset breast cancer Ana CV Krepischi, Maria Isabel W Achatz, Erika MM Santos, Silvia S Costa, Bianca CG Lisboa, Helena Brentani, Tiago M Santos, Amanda Gonçalves, Amanda F Nóbrega, Peter L Pearson, Angela M Vianna-Morgante, Dirce M Carraro, Ricardo R Brentani, Carla Rosenberg Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R24 (7 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Breast cancer risk prediction and individualised screening based on common genetic variation and breast density measurement Hatef Darabi, Kamila Czene, Wanting Zhao, Jianjun Liu, Per Hall, Keith Humphreys Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R25 (7 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Progranulin (GP88) tumor tissue expression is associated with increased risk of recurrence in breast cancer patients diagnosed with estrogen receptor positive invasive ductal carcinoma Ginette Serrero, Douglas M Hawkins, Binbin Yue, Olga Ioffe, Pablo Bejarano, Jeffrey T Phillips, Jonathan F Head, Robert L Elliott, Katherine R Tkaczuk, Andrew K Godwin, JoEllen Weaver, Wes E Kim Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R26 (8 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article The growth response to androgen receptor signaling in ERα-negative human breast cells is dependent on p21 and mediated by MAPK activation Joseph P Garay, Bedri Karakas, Abde M Abukhdeir, David P Cosgrove, John P Gustin, Michaela J Higgins, Hiroyuki Konishi, Yuko Konishi, Josh Lauring, Morassa Mohseni, Grace M Wang, Danijela Jelovac, Ashani Weeraratna, Cheryl A Sherman Baust, Patrice J Morin, Antoun Toubaji, Alan Meeker, Angelo M De Marzo, Gloria Lewis, Andrea Subhawong, Pedram Argani, Ben H Park Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R27 (9 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article PIK3CA mutation impact on survival in breast cancer patients and in ERα, PR and ERBB2-based subgroups Magdalena Cizkova, Aurélie Susini, Sophie Vacher, Géraldine Cizeron-Clairac, Catherine Andrieu, Keltouma Driouch, Emmanuelle Fourme, Rosette Lidereau, Ivan Bièche Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R28 (13 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Assessment of circulating tumor cells and serum markers for progression-free survival prediction in metastatic breast cancer: a prospective observational study François-Clément Bidard, David Hajage, Thomas Bachelot, Suzette Delaloge, Etienne Brain, Mario Campone, Paul Cottu, Philippe Beuzeboc, Emilie Rolland, Claire Mathiot, Jean-Yves Pierga Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R29 (13 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Circulating tumor cell count shows no clear superiority over serum markers for predicting progression-free survival in metastatic breast cancer.
	Research article Modulation of CXCR3 ligand secretion by prostaglandin E₂and cyclooxygenase inhibitors in human breast cancer Holger Bronger, Sara Kraeft, Ulrike Schwarz-Boeger, Claudia Cerny, Alexandra Stöckel, Stefanie Avril, Marion Kiechle, Manfred Schmitt Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R30 (14 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Gene expression profiling of primary male breast cancers reveals two unique subgroups and identifies N-acetyltransferase-1 (NAT1) as a novel prognostic biomarker Ida Johansson, Cecilia Nilsson, Pontus Berglund, Martin Lauss, Markus Ringnér, Håkan Olsson, Lena Luts, Edith Sim, Sten Thorstensson, Marie-Louise Fjällskog, Ingrid Hedenfalk Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R31 (14 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Premenopausal serum androgens and breast cancer risk: a nested case-control study Anne Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, Yelena Afanasyeva, Rudolf Kaaks, Sabina Rinaldi, Stephanie Scarmo, Mengling Liu, Alan A Arslan, Paolo Toniolo, Roy E Shore, Karen L Koenig Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R32 (16 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary A positive association between circulating testosterone and breast cancer risk was found in a case control study of American women, and the impact of including this in risk prediction models should be assessed.
	Research article Common variants at 12p11, 12q24, 9p21, 9q31.2 and in ZNF365 are associated with breast cancer risk for BRCA1 and/or BRCA2 mutation carriers Antonis C Antoniou, Karoline B Kuchenbaecker, Penny Soucy, Jonathan Beesley, Xiaoqing Chen, Lesley McGuffog, Andrew Lee, Daniel Barrowdale, Sue Healey, Olga M Sinilnikova, Maria A Caligo, Niklas Loman, Katja Harbst, Annika Lindblom, Brita Arver, Richard Rosenquist, Per Karlsson, Kate Nathanson, Susan Domchek, Tim Rebbeck, Anna Jakubowska, Jan Lubinski, Katarzyna Jaworska, Katarzyna Durda, Elżbieta Złowowcka-Perłowska, Ana Osorio, Mercedes Durán, Raquel Andrés, Javier Benítez, Ute Hamann et al. Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R33 (20 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Expression profiling of cancerous and normal breast tissues identifies microRNAs that are differentially expressed in serum from patients with (metastatic) breast cancer and healthy volunteers Eleni van Schooneveld, Maartje CA Wouters, Ilse Van der Auwera, Dieter J Peeters, Hans Wildiers, Peter A Van Dam, Ignace Vergote, Peter B Vermeulen, Luc Y Dirix, Steven J Van Laere Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R34 (21 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Honokiol activates AMP-activated protein kinase in breast cancer cells via an LKB1-dependent pathway and inhibits breast carcinogenesis Arumugam Nagalingam, Jack L Arbiser, Michael Y Bonner, Neeraj K Saxena, Dipali Sharma Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R35 (21 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	Research article Focal adhesion kinase contributes to proliferative potential of ErbB2 mammary tumour cells but is dispensable for ErbB2 mammary tumour induction in vivo Hicham Lahlou, Virginie Sanguin-Gendreau, Margaret C Frame, William J Muller Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R36 (28 February 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed

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