Genetic variation in stromal proteins decorin and lumican with breast cancer
Linda E Kelemen,
Fergus J Couch,
Shahana Ahmed,
Alison M Dunning,
Paul DP Pharoah,
Douglas F Easton,
Zachary S Fredericksen,
Robert A Vierkant,
V Shane Pankratz,
Ellen L Goode,
Christopher G Scott,
David N Rider,
Xianshu Wang,
James R Cerhan,
Celine M Vachon
Jun 14, 2011
INTRODUCTION: The stroma is the supportive framework of biologic tissue in the breast, consisting of various proteins such as the proteoglycans, decorin and lumican. Altered expression of decorin and lumican is associated with...