2024
Clinicopathologic Characteristics of MYC Copy Number Amplification in Breast Cancer.
Sun T, Golestani R, Zhan H, Krishnamurti U, Harigopal M, Zhong M, Liang Y. Clinicopathologic Characteristics of MYC Copy Number Amplification in Breast Cancer. International Journal Of Surgical Pathology 2024, 10668969241256109. PMID: 38839260, DOI: 10.1177/10668969241256109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancerCopy number amplificationClinicopathological characteristicsAssociation with <i>TP53</i> mutation. InAssociated with invasive ductal carcinomaEstrogen receptor (ER)-negativeDisease-free survival timeGene copy number amplificationC-myc immunostainingNon-amplified tumorsTP53</i> mutationsTriple-negative statusMetastatic breast cancerInvasive ductal carcinomaMYC protein overexpressionBreast cancer patientsTriple-negativeDuctal carcinomaClinicopathological featuresGenetic abnormalitiesClinical dataImmunohistochemical studiesCancer patientsProtein overexpressionSurvival time
2023
The correlation of ESR1 genetic aberrations with estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor status in metastatic and primary estrogen receptor-positive breast carcinomas
Moreira-Dinzey J, Zhan H, Rozenblit M, Krishnamurti U, Harigopal M, Zhong M, Liang Y. The correlation of ESR1 genetic aberrations with estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor status in metastatic and primary estrogen receptor-positive breast carcinomas. Human Pathology 2023, 137: 56-62. PMID: 37127079, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2023.04.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic tumorsBreast carcinomaGenetic aberrationsPR statusPrimary tumorBreast cancerControl groupER/PR statusEstrogen receptor-positive breast carcinomasER-positive breast cancerER positivity rateMetastatic breast cancerProgesterone receptor statusMetastatic breast carcinomaMore liver metastasesPrimary breast carcinomaWild-type groupEstrogen receptor 1 geneReceptor 1 geneWild-type controlsLiver metastasesReceptor statusClinicopathological featuresER expressionControl tumors