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Expression of c-met is a strong independent prognostic factor in breast carcinoma^†

Rola A. D. Ghoussoub M.D.¹,
Deborah A. Dillon M.D.¹,
Thomas D'Aquila B.S.¹,
Eric B. Rimm D.Sc.²,
Eric R. Fearon M.D., Ph.D.³,
David L. Rimm M.D., Ph.D.^1,*

Article first published online: 31 OCT 2000

DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0142(19980415)82:8<1513::AID-CNCR13>3.0.CO;2-7

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Cancer

Volume 82, Issue 8, pages 1513–1520, 15 April 1998

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Ghoussoub, R. A. D., Dillon, D. A., D'Aquila, T., Rimm, E. B., Fearon, E. R. and Rimm, D. L. (1998), Expression of c-met is a strong independent prognostic factor in breast carcinoma. Cancer, 82: 1513–1520. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0142(19980415)82:8<1513::AID-CNCR13>3.0.CO;2-7

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Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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Departments of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
³
Division of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan

^*Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, 310 Cedar St., New Haven, CT 06510

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Presented as a poster at the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology Meeting, Orlando, Florida, March 1-7, 1997.

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Issue published online: 31 OCT 2000
Article first published online: 31 OCT 2000
Manuscript Accepted: 18 NOV 1997
Manuscript Received: 24 OCT 1997

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William and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Foundation for Medical Research (D.L.R.)
U.S. Army (D.L.R. and E.R.F.). Grant Number: DAMD17-94-J4366

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