2000
Shorter CAG repeat length in the androgen receptor gene is associated with more aggressive forms of breast cancer
Yu H, Bharaj B, Vassilikos E, Giai M, Diamandis E. Shorter CAG repeat length in the androgen receptor gene is associated with more aggressive forms of breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2000, 59: 153-161. PMID: 10817350, DOI: 10.1023/a:1006356502820.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerAndrogen receptorAggressive formCAG repeatsPositive lymph nodesPrimary breast cancerRisk of deathAR transcriptional activityImpact of androgensPatients' overall survivalAction of androgensBreast cancer tissuesBreast cancer progressionAndrogen receptor geneLength of CAGLong CAG repeatsOverall survivalLymph nodesPathological variablesPatient survivalHistological gradeHomozygous womenProstate cancerMean CAGDisease features
1996
Prostate specific antigen in breast cancer, benign breast disease and normal breast tissue
Yu H, Diamandis E, Levesque M, Giai M, Roagna R, Ponzone R, Sismondi P, Monne M, Croce C. Prostate specific antigen in breast cancer, benign breast disease and normal breast tissue. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 1996, 40: 171-178. PMID: 8879683, DOI: 10.1007/bf01806212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenign breast diseaseProstate-specific antigenNormal breast tissueBreast diseaseBreast tumorsBreast tissueBreast cancerSpecific antigenBreast cancer tissuesSteroid hormone actionPSA positivityPSA levelsDisease stageProstatic adenocarcinomaPSA productionTumor markersStage IBBD tissueCancer tissuesFemale breastSteroid hormonesLow expressionPolymerase chain reaction amplificationTumorsChain reaction amplification