Reduced mitochondrial DNA copy number is correlated with tumor progression and prognosis in Chinese breast cancer patients

M Yu, Y Zhou, Y Shi, L Ning, Y Yang, X Wei… - IUBMB …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Somatic mutations and large‐scale depletion in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have been
extensively detected in various human cancers. However, it still remains unclear whether the …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor-derived matrix metalloproteinase-13 (MMP-13) correlates with poor prognosis of invasive breast cancer

…, X Cao, Y Liu, W Cao, F Zhang, S Zhang, H Li, L Ning… - BMC cancer, 2008 - Springer
Background Experimental evidence suggests that matrix metalloproteinase-13 (MMP-13)
protein may promote breast tumor progression, however, its role is yet to be fully established. …

Differentially expressed genes between primary cancer and paired lymph node metastases predict clinical outcome of node-positive breast cancer patients

…, B Sun, X Li, L Zhang, Y Niu, C Xiao, L Ning… - Breast cancer research …, 2007 - Springer
The axillary lymph node status remains the most valuable prognostic factor for breast cancer
patients. However, approximately 20–30% of node-positive patients remain free of distant …

High-level SLP-2 expression and HER-2/neu protein expression are associated with decreased breast cancer patient survival

…, Y Liu, H Li, S Zhang, L Fu, Y Niu, L Ning… - American journal of …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
There is sufficient evidence that human stomatin-like protein 2 (SLP-2) is a novel cancer-related
gene. Its protein is overexpressed in many human cancers. SLP-2 can contribute to the …

Parallel underexpression of kallikrein 5 and kallikrein 7 mRNA in breast malignancies

X Li, J Liu, Y Wang, L Zhang, L Ning, Y Feng - Cancer science, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Kallikrein (KLK) 5 and KLK7 were reported to be overexpressed in several cancers, but
underexpressed in prostate and breast cancers. However, the expression levels of KLK5 and …

Clinicopathological characteristics of breast cancers with axillary skip metastases

J Sun, J Yin, L Ning, J Liu, H Liu, L Gu… - Journal of Investigative …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: The presence of discontinuous or “skip” metastases in breast cancer is crucial for
determining the optimal therapeutic choice. In this study, we compared the …

Breast cancer low-penetrance allele 1100delC in the CHEK2 gene: not present in the Chinese familial breast cancer population

W Chen, S Yurong, N Liansheng - Advances in therapy, 2008 - Springer
Introduction The 1100delC CHEK2 allele has been associated with a 1.4-to 4.7-fold
increased risk of breast cancer in women carrying this mutation. Our study investigated the …

[HTML][HTML] Breast carcinoma associated with Poland's syndrome: One case report and literatures review

X Wang, L Ning - Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2008 - cancerbiomed.org
Poland's syndrome is a rare congenital anomaly, characterized by abnormalities of the chest
wall, breast, spine and upper limb. The incidence of this syndrome has been estimated to be …

Axillary skip metastases in breast cancer

JY Sun, LS Ning - Zhonghua Zhong liu za zhi [Chinese Journal of …, 2008 - europepmc.org
Objective To analyze the clinicopathologic characteristics and the prognostic factors of breast
cancer patients with skip metastases in the axilla. Methods The clinical data of 1502 breast …

Relationship between the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-13 protein and other biomarkers, prognosis in invasive breast cancer

…, YX Liu, WF Cao, XC Cao, LS Ning… - Zhonghua Bing li xue …, 2008 - europepmc.org
Objective The study was designed to investigate the expression patterns of metalloproteinase
(MMP)-13 protein in invasive breast carcinoma and to determine the clinicopathological …