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The three most frequent changes, c.3140 A>G p.His1047Arg, c.1633 G>A p.Glu545Lys and c.1624 G>A p.Glu542Lys, accounted for over two-thirds (32/46) of mutations identified with the remaining 13 mutations occurring at low frequencies (Supporting Information Table 5). Fifty-nine percent (79/134) of tumors were predicted to have activation of the PI3K pathway as they displayed either HER2 overexpression (as determined by IHC analysis) and/or PIK3CA mutation and/or complete loss of functional PTEN (Table 2). More than one alteration in the pathway was detected in only four tumors; PIK3CA mutations were identified in two tumors with loss of PTEN expression (RELB_036 and RELB_057) and in two HER2 overexpressing tumors (RELB_021 and RELB_114). To assess the distribution of known molecular prognostic factors, http://www.selleckchem.com/products/epacadostat-incb024360.html tumors were grouped according to ER and PR status and classified into the intrinsic subtypes[41] based on IHC analysis (Table 2; Supporting Information Table 6). As HR status is a known prognostic factor, the association of PI3K pathway alterations and ER and PR status was investigated (Table 2). Complete loss of PTEN was significantly more frequent in ER? than ER+ tumors (7/19 vs. 12/116, p=0.006) and PIK3CA mutations were identified more frequently in ER+ (42/115) than ER? tumors (2/19; p=0.019). Overall, alterations in PI3K pathway components were observed more frequently in ER? than ER+ tumors (18/19 vs. 61/115, p=0.0003). A reduced PTEN copy http://www.selleckchem.com/products/MG132.html number was detected in a similar proportion of ER? tumors and ER+ tumors (3/19; 16% 16/116; 14%, p=0.523) suggesting that only http://www.selleck.cn/products/pfi-2.html complete loss of PTEN and not a reduced PTEN copy number is associated with tumorigenic activation of the PI3K pathway. Classification of the tumor series into the intrinsic breast cancer subgroups revealed associations between subgroups and PI3K pathway alterations (Table 2). Predicted activation of the PI3K pathway in basal-like tumors is mediated exclusively through complete loss of PTEN expression and this alteration is significantly more frequent in basal-like tumors than in all other subgroups together (7/7 vs.12/128; p