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MACROD2 overexpression mediates estrogen independent growth and tamoxifen resistance in breast cance...

MACROD2 overexpression mediates estrogen independent growth and tamoxifen resistance in breast cance...

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MACROD2 overexpression mediates estrogen independent growth and tamoxifen resistance in breast cancers

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MACROD2 overexpression mediates estrogen independent growth and tamoxifen resistance in breast cancers

Publisher

United States: National Academy of Sciences

Journal title

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS, 2014-12, Vol.111 (49), p.17606-17611

Language

English

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United States: National Academy of Sciences

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Contents

Tamoxifen is effective for treating estrogen receptor-alpha (ER) positive breast cancers. However, few molecular mediators of tamoxifen resistance have been elucidated. Here we describe a previously unidentified gene, MACROD2 that confers tamoxifen resistance and estrogen independent growth. We found MACROD2 is amplified and overexpressed in metast...

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MACROD2 overexpression mediates estrogen independent growth and tamoxifen resistance in breast cancers

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4267353

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4267353

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ISSN

0027-8424

E-ISSN

1091-6490

DOI

10.1073/pnas.1408650111

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