HER2, whose official name is “erb-b2 receptor tyrosine kinase 2,” is a tyrosine kinase receptor belonging to the human epidermal growth factor receptor family. It represents the second member of this family (and therefore called HER2), and it is an orphan receptor, meaning that no specific ligands are known for this receptor.

HER2 in Breast Cancer

Annaratone, Laura;Marchiò, Caterina
2019-01-01

Abstract

HER2, whose official name is “erb-b2 receptor tyrosine kinase 2,” is a tyrosine kinase receptor belonging to the human epidermal growth factor receptor family. It represents the second member of this family (and therefore called HER2), and it is an orphan receptor, meaning that no specific ligands are known for this receptor.
2019
Encyclopedia of Pathology: Breast Pathology
Springer
Encyclopedia of Pathology
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978-3-319-28845-1
978-3-319-28845-1
Annaratone, Laura; Sarotto, Ivana; Marchiò, Caterina
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