Roxanis, I. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0450-2206
Colling, R.
Kartsonaki, C.
Green, A. R.
Rakha, E A.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health Research
Article History
Received: 4 August 2017
Accepted: 10 January 2018
First Online: 5 February 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study was approved by the Nottingham Research Ethics Committee 2 under the title ‘Development of a molecular genetic classification of breast cancer’.
: All samples used in this study were pseudo-anonymised and collected prior to 2006. Therefore, under the Human Tissue Act, informed patient consent was not needed. Release of data was also pseudo-anonymised as per Human Tissue Act regulations.
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