Опухоли женской репродуктивной системы (Feb 2017)

Immunological and molecular genetic characteristics of luminal B breast cancer: a literature review

  • D. A. Ryabchikov,
  • I. K. Vorotnikov,
  • K. S. Titov,
  • N. V. Chkhikvadze,
  • A. V. Krasnorutskiy

DOI
https://doi.org/10.17650/1994-4098-2016-12-4-32-36
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 4
pp. 32 – 36

Abstract

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This literature review is devoted to luminal B breast cancer (BC). This phenotype accounts for 14–18 % of all BC cases and shows a significantly worse prognosis and higher risk of progression comparing to luminal A subtype. The article describes immunological and molecular genetic characteristics of luminal B breast cancer.

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