MDA-MB-231

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MDA-MB-231 is a triple-negative (ER^-, PR^-, HER^-) breast cancer (TNBC) cell line, derived from the pleural effusion of a 51-year-old woman. This cell line is highly aggressive, invasive, poorly differentiated and tumorigenic in nude mice. MDA-MB-231 expresses epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor, transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF-α) receptor, and WNT7B gene.
 
Synonym: MDA_MB_231; MDA-MB 231; MDA.MB.231; MDA MB 231; MDA MB231; MDA Mb231; MDA-MB231; MDAMB-231; MDAMB231; MDA-231; MDA-231P; MDA231; MDA231-BRE; MB231