Oestrogen and progesterone receptors, tumour proliferative activity, the expression of cyclin A, p16ink4A, p27kip1, p21waf1, p53, bcl-2, and levels of vascular endothelial growth factor and hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) were evaluated in 190 in ductal and 67 lobular carcinomas. Here, CCNA2 is linked to neoplasm.