Akt is frequently activated in HER2/neu-positive breast cancers and associated with poor prognosis among hormone-treated patients.

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Published in Int J Cancer on January 15, 2006

Authors

Eriko Tokunaga1, Yasue Kimura, Eiji Oki, Naoyuki Ueda, Motonori Futatsugi, Kojiro Mashino, Manabu Yamamoto, Masahiko Ikebe, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Hideo Baba, Yoshihiko Maehara

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. eriko@surg2.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp

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