EGFR Expression Predicts BRCA1 Status in Patients with Breast Cancer

Abstract

In their article, Lakhani et al. (1) report on the value of basal phenotype markers for the prediction of BRCA1 status. One of the useful features pointing to ‘‘BRCA1-ness’’ appeared to be high expression of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). No rationale is given by the authors for including EGFR in the analysis.