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. 2020 Dec 11;21(24):9457. doi: 10.3390/ijms21249457
HRs hormone receptors
ER estrogen receptor
PR progesterone receptor
HER2 human epidermal growth factor 2
RT radiotherapy
LB liquid biopsies
CTCs circulating tumor cells
ctDNA cell-free circulating tumor DNA
EpCAM epithelial cell adhesion molecule
EVs extracellular vesicles
cfDNA cell-free DNA
RT-qPCR real-time quantitative PCR
WGS whole-genome sequencing
WES whole-exome sequencing
MAFs mutant allele frequencies
ddPCR digital droplet PCR
Erα estrogen receptor alpha
AIs aromatase inhibitors
NGS next-generation sequencing
SNPs single nucleotide polymorphisms
TARDIS targeted digital sequencing
MVBs multivesicular bodies
IDC invasive ductal carcinoma
DCIS ductal carcinoma in situ
TME tumor microenvironment
miRNAs microRNAs
GSTP1 glutathione S-transferase P1
TK1 thymidine kinase 1
CDK9 cyclin-dependent kinase 9
Hsps heat shock proteins
Del-1 developmental endothelial locus-1
UCH-L1 ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase-L1
P-gp P-glycoprotein
TrpC5 transient receptor potential channel 5
EMT epithelial-mesenchymal transition
MBC metastatic breast cancer