Fig. 1From: Stellate cells and mesenchymal stem cells in benign mammary stroma are associated with risk factors for breast cancer – an observational studyPatients contributing the histologically normal breast tissue samples analyzed in the present study. Patient groups considered for inclusion in the investigation were selected based on four different breast surgery indications: cancer but no BRCA1/2 mutation; cancer and BRCA1/2 mutation; BRCA1/2 carrier status but no cancer; mammoplasty. The same set of patients was evaluated in previous studies [14, 19, 20]Back to article page