Copy Number Abnormalities in Canine Mammary Cancers
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ORGANISM(S): Canis lupus familiaris
SUBMITTER: Deli Liu
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-54535 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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Molecular homology and difference between spontaneous canine mammary cancer and human breast cancer.
Liu Deli D Xiong Huan H Ellis Angela E AE Northrup Nicole C NC Rodriguez Carlos O CO O'Regan Ruth M RM Dalton Stephen S Zhao Shaying S
Cancer research 20140731 18
Spontaneously occurring canine mammary cancer represents an excellent model of human breast cancer, but is greatly understudied. To better use this valuable resource, we performed whole-genome sequencing, whole-exome sequencing, RNA-seq, and/or high-density arrays on twelve canine mammary cancer cases, including seven simple carcinomas and four complex carcinomas. Canine simple carcinomas, which histologically match human breast carcinomas, harbor extensive genomic aberrations, many of which fai ...[more]
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