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<MSIGDB BUILD_DATE="Jan 29, 2026" VERSION="2026.1.Hs" NAME="export">
    <GENESET STANDARD_NAME="DOANE_BREAST_CANCER_CLASSES_UP" SYSTEMATIC_NAME="M17427" HISTORICAL_NAMES="" PMID="16491124" AUTHORS="Doane AS,Danso M,Lal P,Donaton M,Zhang L,Hudis C,Gerald WL" GEOID="" EXACT_SOURCE="Table 1: Class A v B Fold Change &gt; 1" GENESET_LISTING_URL="" EXTERNAL_DETAILS_URL="" CHIP="AFFY_HG_U133" CONTRIBUTOR="Arthur Liberzon" CONTRIBUTOR_ORG="MSigDB Team" DESCRIPTION_BRIEF="Genes up-regulated in ER(-) / PR(-) breast tumors (do not express ESR1 and PGR [GeneID=2099;5241]) with molecular similarity to ER(+) (class A) relative to the rest of the ER(-) / PR(-) samples (class B)." DESCRIPTION_FULL="Little is known of the underlying biology of estrogen receptor-negative, progesterone receptor-negative (ER(-)/PR(-)) breast cancer (BC), and few targeted therapies are available. Clinical heterogeneity of ER(-)/PR(-) tumors suggests that molecular subsets exist. We performed genome-wide expression analysis of 99 primary BC samples and eight BC cell lines in an effort to reveal distinct subsets, provide insight into their biology and potentially identify new therapeutic targets. We identified a subset of ER(-)/PR(-) tumors with paradoxical expression of genes known to be either direct targets of ER, responsive to estrogen, or typically expressed in ER(+) BC. Differentially expressed genes included SPDEF, FOXA1, XBP1, CYB5, TFF3, NAT1, APOD, ALCAM and AR (P&lt;0.001). A classification model based on the expression signature of this tumor class identified molecularly similar BCs in an independent human BC data set and among BC cell lines (MDA-MB-453). This cell line demonstrated a proliferative response to androgen in an androgen receptor-dependent and ER-independent manner. In addition, the androgen-induced transcriptional program of MDA-MB-453 significantly overlapped the molecular signature of the unique ER(-)/PR(-) subclass of human tumors. This subset of BCs, characterized by a hormonally regulated transcriptional program and response to androgen, suggests the potential for therapeutic strategies targeting the androgen signaling pathway." TAGS="" MEMBERS="200618_at,200670_at,200810_s_at,201525_at,201940_at,201941_at,201952_at,203722_at,203740_at,204462_s_at,204579_at,204607_at,204623_at,204667_at,204719_at,204942_s_at,205150_s_at,205160_at,205161_s_at,205221_at,205306_x_at,206463_s_at,206509_at,206850_at,207131_x_at,207802_at,207843_x_at,208284_x_at,208872_s_at,208873_s_at,209173_at,209309_at,209366_x_at,209522_s_at,209813_x_at,209919_x_at,210013_at,210056_at,210576_at,211110_s_at,211144_x_at,211237_s_at,211417_x_at,211596_s_at,211621_at,211657_at,212099_at,212218_s_at,212510_at,212593_s_at,212594_at,212736_at,212956_at,213107_at,213441_x_at,213557_at,213884_s_at,214079_at,214243_s_at,214295_at,214404_x_at,214451_at,214774_x_at,215108_x_at,215299_x_at,215465_at,215559_at,215603_x_at,215726_s_at,215806_x_at,216333_x_at,216623_x_at,216638_s_at,217014_s_at,217276_x_at,217284_x_at,217528_at,217562_at,217973_at,218211_s_at,218313_s_at,218546_at,218552_at,218776_s_at,218922_s_at,219197_s_at,219396_s_at,219429_at,219543_at,219734_at,219956_at,220192_x_at,220622_at,221584_s_at,39763_at,51158_at" MEMBERS_SYMBOLIZED="ABCA12,ABCA8,ABCC6,AGR2,ALCAM,ALDH3B2,ALDH4A1,APOD,AR,AZGP1,BMERB1,BRINP3,C1orf115,CCNDBP1,CDK12,CEACAM6,CERS4,CIRBP,CLCA2,CPD,CRAT,CRISP3,CYB5A,CYP4F8,DCXR,DHRS2,ECHDC2,FA2H,FAM174B,FASN,FGFR4,GALNT6,GALNT7,GPD1L,HGD,HMGCS2,HPX,KCNMA1,KMO,LASP1,LRIG1,LRRC31,MLPH,MPHOSPH6,NEIL1,NFIA,PBLD,PDCD4,PEX11A,PIP,PRLR,RASL10A,REEP5,RHOB,RND1,SCUBE2,SERHL,SERHL2,SIDT1,SLC16A2,SPDEF,SULT1A2,TBC1D9,TFAP2B,TFF3,TNIK,TNXA,TOX3,TRGC1,TRIL,TRIM3" MEMBERS_EZID="10200,10202,10321,10351,10551,10612,10633,11226,11283,1153,1362,1384,1528,214,2194,222,2264,23043,23158,23171,23582,253190,25803,26018,26154,27250,27289,27324,3081,3158,3263,339479,347,367,368,3778,388,3927,400451,4680,4774,51181,51755,51809,5304,54847,55268,5618,563,57758,64081,6567,6799,6966,7021,7033,7146,7905,79083,79152,79603,79661,79762,79782,8564,8659,8800,89927,94009,9635,9865" MEMBERS_MAPPING="200618_at,LASP1,3927|200670_at,null,null|200810_s_at,CIRBP,1153|201525_at,APOD,347|201940_at,CPD,1362|201941_at,CPD,1362|201952_at,ALCAM,214|203722_at,ALDH4A1,8659|203740_at,MPHOSPH6,10200|204462_s_at,SLC16A2,6567|204579_at,FGFR4,2264|204607_at,HMGCS2,3158|204623_at,TFF3,7033|204667_at,null,null|204719_at,ABCA8,10351|204942_s_at,ALDH3B2,222|205150_s_at,TRIL,9865|205160_at,PEX11A,8800|205161_s_at,PEX11A,8800|205221_at,HGD,3081|205306_x_at,KMO,8564|206463_s_at,DHRS2,10202|206509_at,PIP,5304|206850_at,RASL10A,10633|207131_x_at,null,null|207802_at,CRISP3,10321|207843_x_at,CYB5A,1528|208284_x_at,null,null|208872_s_at,REEP5,7905|208873_s_at,REEP5,7905|209173_at,AGR2,10551|209309_at,AZGP1,563|209366_x_at,CYB5A,1528|209522_s_at,CRAT,1384|209813_x_at,TRGC1,6966|209919_x_at,null,null|210013_at,HPX,3263|210056_at,RND1,27289|210576_at,CYP4F8,11283|211110_s_at,AR,367|211144_x_at,TRGC1,6966|211237_s_at,FGFR4,2264|211417_x_at,null,null|211596_s_at,LRIG1,26018|211621_at,null,null|211657_at,CEACAM6,4680|212099_at,RHOB,388|212218_s_at,FASN,2194|212510_at,GPD1L,23171|212593_s_at,PDCD4,27250|212594_at,PDCD4,27250|212736_at,BMERB1,89927|212956_at,TBC1D9,23158|213107_at,TNIK,23043|213441_x_at,SPDEF,25803|213557_at,CDK12,51755|213884_s_at,TRIM3,10612|214079_at,DHRS2,10202|214243_s_at,SERHL,94009|214295_at,NFIA,4774|214404_x_at,SPDEF,25803|214451_at,TFAP2B,7021|214774_x_at,TOX3,27324|215108_x_at,TOX3,27324|215299_x_at,SULT1A2,6799|215465_at,ABCA12,26154|215559_at,ABCC6,368|215603_x_at,null,null|215726_s_at,CYB5A,1528|215806_x_at,TRGC1,6966|216333_x_at,TNXA,7146|216623_x_at,TOX3,27324|216638_s_at,PRLR,5618|217014_s_at,AZGP1,563|217276_x_at,SERHL,94009|217284_x_at,SERHL2,253190|217528_at,CLCA2,9635|217562_at,BRINP3,339479|217973_at,DCXR,51181|218211_s_at,MLPH,79083|218313_s_at,GALNT7,51809|218546_at,C1orf115,79762|218552_at,ECHDC2,55268|218776_s_at,CCNDBP1,23582|218922_s_at,CERS4,79603|219197_s_at,SCUBE2,57758|219396_s_at,NEIL1,79661|219429_at,FA2H,79152|219543_at,PBLD,64081|219734_at,SIDT1,54847|219956_at,GALNT6,11226|220192_x_at,SPDEF,25803|220622_at,LRRC31,79782|221584_s_at,KCNMA1,3778|39763_at,HPX,3263|51158_at,FAM174B,400451" FILTERED_BY_SIMILARITY="" FOUNDER_NAMES="" REFINEMENT_DATASETS="" VALIDATION_DATASETS="" CATEGORY_CODE="C2" ORGANISM="Homo sapiens" SUB_CATEGORY_CODE="CGP"/>
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