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Activation of the hypoxia pathway in breast cancer tissue and patient survival are inversely associated with tumor ascorbate levels

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-019-5503-x

Published Online: 2019-04-03

Published Print: 2019-12

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Authors

Campbell, Elizabeth J.

Dachs, Gabi U.

Morrin, Helen R.

Davey, Valerie C.

Robinson, Bridget A.

Vissers, Margreet C. M. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4261-0854
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

Canterbury Medical Research Foundation (R1512)

New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation (R1512)
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Article History

Received: 6 January 2019

Accepted: 21 March 2019

First Online: 3 April 2019

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: All procedures were in accordance with the University of Otago Human Ethics Committee, New Zealand (H15/093). Tissue samples analysed were collected and stored by the Cancer Society Tissue Bank, Christchurch (CSTB) (Ethical Approval 16STH92). All donors gave written informed consent for sample collection, storage and use, along with their related clinical information. Use of banked samples for this study was approved by the Canterbury Tissue Bank Board (P.15105).

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