Differences in breast cancer risk factors to neu (c-erbB-2) protein overexpression of the breast tumor

To investigate whether overexpression of the neu protein in breast tumors differentiates risk factor patterns for breast cancer, neu protein overexpression was determined in 296 breast carcinomas of patients participating in an ongoing population-based case-control study. Risk factor information on...

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Published in:Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) Ill.), 1992-04, Vol.52 (8), p.2344-2345
Main Authors: TREURNIET, H. F, ROOKUS, M. A, PETERSE, H. L, HART, A. A., VAN LEEUWEN, F. E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Biomarkers, Tumor - genetics
Breast Feeding
Breast Neoplasms - genetics
Female
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
Mammary gland diseases
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Proto-Oncogene Proteins - genetics
Proto-Oncogene Proteins - metabolism
Receptor, ErbB-2
Risk Factors
Tumors
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Summary:To investigate whether overexpression of the neu protein in breast tumors differentiates risk factor patterns for breast cancer, neu protein overexpression was determined in 296 breast carcinomas of patients participating in an ongoing population-based case-control study. Risk factor information on these patients and 737 controls was obtained during home interviews. Most breast cancer risk factors showed similar associations with neu-positive and neu-negative tumors, but remarkable differences were found for breast-feeding and age at first full-term pregnancy. In contrast to the slightly protective effect of breast-feeding in the neu-negative group, the risk of neu-positive breast cancer was 4.2-fold increased in women who ever breast-fed. Increasing age at first full-term pregnancy was positively associated with both neu-positive and neu-negative breast cancer, but the association was about 2 times stronger for neu-positive tumors. We conclude that neu oncogene overexpression of the breast tumor seems to be associated with a distinct risk factor pattern.
ISSN:0008-5472
1538-7445