Are amplification of erbB2 and erbB2 expression superior to estrogen receptor status as risk factors for distant recurrence in pT1N0M0 breast cancer : a nationwide population-based study?
Prognosis of pT(1)N(0)M(0) breast cancer is generally well defined by the histological grade and primary tumor size. The erbB2 status was superior to ER as a prognostic factor in these tumors.
We cannot confirm the previously reported association of the polymorphism in the VSX1 gene with keratoconus. In our case-control sample panel and the larger familial sample panel, we did not observe the reported polymorphism of the VSX1 gene, and the distribution of these 3 polymorphisms was not significant enough to support a pathogenetic role in keratoconus.