Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 33-40 , February 2008

αB-crystallin: A novel marker of invasive basal-like and metaplastic breast carcinomas

Some of the results were presented in poster format at the 95th Annual Meeting of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, February 2006, Atlanta, GA.

  • Stephanie M. Sitterding, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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  • William R. Wiseman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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  • Carol L. Schiller, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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  • Chunyan Luan, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    • ,
  • Feng Chen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cell Death Regulation Laboratory, Departments of Medicine and Cell and Molecular Biology, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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  • Jose V. Moyano, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cell Death Regulation Laboratory, Departments of Medicine and Cell and Molecular Biology, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    • ,
  • William G. Watkin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston, IL 60201, USA
    • ,
  • Elizabeth L. Wiley, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    • ,
  • Vincent L. Cryns, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cell Death Regulation Laboratory, Departments of Medicine and Cell and Molecular Biology, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    • They have contributed equally and share senior authorship.
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  • Leslie K. Diaz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    • They have contributed equally and share senior authorship.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pathology, Abbott Northwestern Hospital Laboratory, Minneapolis, MN 55407, USA.

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doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2007.02.004

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 33-40 , February 2008

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