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Erschienen in: Breast Cancer Research 6/2012

01.12.2012 | Editorial

Migratory gene expression signature predicts poor patient outcome: Are cancer stem cells to blame?

verfasst von: Max S Wicha

Erschienen in: Breast Cancer Research | Ausgabe 6/2012

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Abstract

Breast cancer metastasis accounts for the majority of deaths from this disease. In the previous issue of Breast Cancer Research, Patsialou and colleagues used a novel in vivo invasion assay to capture migrating breast cancer cells and demonstrate that the gene expression signature of these cells predicts breast cancer metastasis in a large cohort of patients. Furthermore, specific genes identified play a functional role in the invasion of MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells and in patient-derived breast tumors. These genes regulate pathways known to be induced in invasion and metastases and play an important role in the regulation of cancer stem cells.
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Metadaten
Titel
Migratory gene expression signature predicts poor patient outcome: Are cancer stem cells to blame?
verfasst von
Max S Wicha
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2012
Verlag
BioMed Central
Erschienen in
Breast Cancer Research / Ausgabe 6/2012
Elektronische ISSN: 1465-542X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/bcr3338

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