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dc.contributor.authorQamar Khanen_US
dc.contributor.authorBruce Kimleren_US
dc.contributor.authorAnne O'Deaen_US
dc.contributor.authorCarola Zallesen_US
dc.contributor.authorPriyanka Sharmaen_US
dc.contributor.authorCarol Fabianen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-05T16:16:46Z
dc.date.available2009-05-05T16:16:46Z
dc.date.issued2008-11-05en_US
dc.identifier.citationQamar Khan;Bruce Kimler;Anne O'Dea;Carola Zalles;Priyanka Sharma;Carol Fabian: Mammographic density does not correlate with Ki-67 expression or cytomorphology in benign breast cells obtained by random periareolar fine needle aspiration from women at high risk for breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research 2007, 9(3):R35.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2271/627en_US
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND:Ki-67 expression is a possible risk biomarker and is currently being used as a response biomarker in chemoprevention trials. Mammographic breast density is a risk biomarker and is also being used as a response biomarker. We previously showed that Ki-67 expression is higher in specimens of benign breast cells exhibiting cytologic atypia that are obtained by random periareolar fine needle aspiration (RPFNA). It is not known whether there is a correlation between mammographic density and Ki-67 expression in benign breast ductal cells obtained by RPFNA.METHODS:Included in the study were 344 women at high risk for developing breast cancer (based on personal or family history), seen at The University of Kansas Medical Center high-risk breast clinic, who underwent RPFNA with cytomorphology and Ki-67 assessment plus a mammogram. Mammographic breast density was assessed using the Cumulus program. Categorical variables were analyzed by ?2 test, and continuous variables were analyzed by nonparametric test and linear regression.RESULTS:Forty-seven per cent of women were premenopausal and 53% were postmenopausal. The median age was 48 years, median 5-year Gail Risk was 2.2%, and median Ki-67 was 1.9%. The median mammographic breast density was 37%. Ki-67 expression increased with cytologic abnormality (atypia versus no atypia; P = 0.001) and younger age (=50 years versus >50 years; P = 0.001). Mammographic density was higher in premenopausal women (P = 0.001), those with lower body mass index (P < 0.001), and those with lower 5-year Gail risk (P = 0.001). Mammographic density exhibited no correlation with Ki-67 expression or cytomorphology.CONCLUSION:Given the lack of correlation of mammographic breast density with either cytomorphology or Ki-67 expression in RPFNA specimens, mammographic density and Ki-67 expression should be considered as potentially complementary response biomarkers in breast cancer chemoprevention trials.en_US
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dc.publisherBioMedCentralen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://breast-cancer-research.com/content/9/3/R35en_US
dc.relation.hasversionhttp://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/bcr1683.pdfen_US
dc.rightsThis is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0en_US
dc.titleMammographic density does not correlate with Ki-67 expression or cytomorphology in benign breast cells obtained by random periareolar fine needle aspiration from women at high risk for breast canceren_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/bcr1683en_US
dc.identifier.pmidPMC19351424en_US
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dc.date.captured2009-04-27en_US


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