Marker for judging lymph node metastasis of breast cancer, a primer, and a method for judging lymph node metastasis of breast cancer using the marker

摘要

The object of the present invention is to provide a novel marker for a correct diagnosis of lymph node metastasis of breast cancer. This object is attained by a marker for judging lymph node metastasis of tumor cells derived from breast cancer, the marker including mRNA of the gene encoding Forkhead box A1 (FOXA1) or a fragment thereof.