Let-7a regulation of insulin-like growth factors in breast cancer
Lu L, Katsaros D, Zhu Y, Hoffman A, Luca S, Marion CE, Mu L, Risch H, Yu H. Let-7a regulation of insulin-like growth factors in breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2010, 126: 687-694. PMID: 20848182, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-010-1168-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIGF expressionBreast cancerOvarian cancerInsulin-like growth factorDisease-free survivalCancer cellsAction of IGFBreast cancer patientsExpression of IGFHigh-grade tumorsIGF-II expressionPR-negative cancerLet-7aQuantitative methylation-specific PCRBreast cancer samplesOverall survivalFavorable prognosisPatient survivalCancer patientsGrade tumorsIGF mRNAsMethylation-specific PCRDisease featuresCancerCancer samples