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Expression of the angiogenesis markers vascular endothelial growth factor-A, thrombospondin-1, and platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor in human sporadic adrenocortical tumors: correlation with genotypic alterations.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Dec 2000
de Fraipont F, El Atifi M, Gicquel C, Bertagna X, Chambaz E M, Feige J J
Abstract excerpt
Several studies have supported the hypothesis that adrenocortical tumor formation is the result of a multistep process. The angiogenic switch has been proposed to be a key step in tumor progression from adenoma to carcinoma. In this study we measured the cytosolic concentrations of three proteins...
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