Conflicting evidence on the frequency of ESR1 amplification in breast cancer

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Albertson, Donna G. [1 ,2 ]
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[1] Univ Calif San Francisco, Canc Res Inst, Dept Lab Med, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
[2] Univ Calif San Francisco, Helen Diller Family Comprehens Canc Ctr, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
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10.1038/ng0708-821
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Q3 [遗传学];
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071007 ; 090102 ;
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An earlier report of high-frequency ESR1 amplification in breast cancer is now challenged by correspondence from four groups. This discussion of whether or not there is something 'FISHy' about ESR1 amplification highlights the difficulty of validating such observations, leaving the frequency and clinical significance of ESR1 amplification in breast cancer an open question.
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