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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Riis ML
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3513735 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
ISRN oncology 20121126
Gene expression studies on breast cancer have generally been performed on tissue obtained at the time of surgery. In this study, we have compared the gene expression profiles in preoperative tissue (core needle biopsies) while tumor is still in its normal milieu to postoperative tissue from the same tumor obtained during surgery. Thirteen patients were included of which eleven had undergone sentinel node diagnosis procedure before operation. Microarray gene expression analysis was performed usin ...[more]