A population-based study of Kurdish breast cancer in northern Iraq: Hormone receptor and HER2 status. A comparison with Arabic women and United States SEER data
Journal Title: BMC Women's Health - Year 2012, Vol 12, Issue
Abstract
Hormone receptor (HR) and HER2 expression predict the therapeutic response and prognosis of breast cancer. In the Middle-East, breast cancer is diagnosed at a young age, and Arabic women are reported to have a low frequency of HR positive tumors. This study investigates HR and HER2 expression among Kurdish and Arabic women.
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Majid A Runnak, Mohammed A Hazha, Hassan A Hemin, Abdulmahdi A Wasan, Rashid M Rekawt, Hughson D Michael
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- DOI 10.1186/1472-6874-12-16
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