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Altered expression of E-cadherin in breast cancer. patterns, mechanisms and clinical significance.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Jun 2000
Asgeirsson K S, Jónasson J G, Tryggvadóttir L, Olafsdóttir K, Sigurgeirsdóttir J R, Ingvarsson S, Ogmundsdóttir H M
Abstract excerpt
Reduced cell adhesion brought about by altered surface expression of E-cadherin has been implicated in invasive and metastatic malignant growth. We investigated the patterns of immunohistochemical E-cadherin expression in 120 breast carcinomas. Furthermore, we analysed DNA from the same samples for loss of heterozygosity (LOH) using three separate microsatellite markers on chromosome 16q22.1. Finally, the...
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