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Lobular Breast Carcinoma

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Associated Genetic Biomarkers

Overview

NCI Definition: An adenocarcinoma of the breast arising from the lobules. This is a relatively uncommon carcinoma, represents approximately 10% of the breast adenocarcinomas and is often bilateral or multifocal. [1]

Clinical Trials

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Significant Genes in Lobular Breast Carcinoma

CDH1 +

Disease Details

Synonyms
Lobular Carcinoma, Lobular Carcinoma of the Breast, Lobular Adenocarcinoma, Lobular Carcinoma of Breast
Parent(s)
Breast Adenocarcinoma
Children
Breast Lobular Carcinoma In Situ and Breast Invasive Lobular Carcinoma

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

3. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.