A comprehensive analysis of prognostic signatures reveals the high predictive capacity of the proliferation, immune response and RNA splicing modules in breast cancer.

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Published in Breast Cancer Res on November 13, 2008

Authors

Fabien Reyal1, Martin H van Vliet, Nicola J Armstrong, Hugo M Horlings, Karin E de Visser, Marlen Kok, Andrew E Teschendorff, Stella Mook, Laura van 't Veer, Carlos Caldas, Remy J Salmon, Marc J van de Vijver, Lodewyk F A Wessels

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pathology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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