What is the Value of Measuring MTA-1s in Breast Cancer?

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Figure 1.

ERα expression. ERα is expressed in about 70% of breast cancer, but, as illustrated above, in ERα -positive breast cancers, there are many ERα -negative cells mixed in with the ERα -positive (brown stain) cells. This image is an example of an invasive ductal cancer of the breast stained with ERα -specific antibody 1D5 (Dako). Cells are counterstained with hematoxylin.

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  1. MI October 2002 vol. 2 no. 6 360-362