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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Philip Jonsson
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-45047 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Jonsson Philip P Katchy Anne A Williams Cecilia C
Endocrine-related cancer 20140130 2
The expression of estrogen receptor α (ERα) in breast cancer identifies patients most likely to respond to endocrine treatment. The second ER, ERβ, is also expressed in breast tumors, but its function and therapeutic potential need further study. Although in vitro studies have established that ERβ opposes transcriptional and proliferative functions of ERα, several clinical studies report its correlation with proliferative markers and poorer prognosis. The data demonstrate that ERβ opposes ERα ar ...[more]