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A C/T polymorphism in the urokinase-type plasminogen activator gene in colorectal cancer.
Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR - 1 Dec 2001
Przybylowska K, Smolarczyk K, Blasiak J, Kulig A, Romanowicz-Makowska H, Dziki A, Ulanska J, Pander B
Abstract excerpt
Urokinase plasminogen activation system can play an important role in the appearance and progression of many cancers. Urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) is implicated in the control of cell adhesion and invasion, and is regarded as a strong prognostic marker in colorectal cancer. A C-->T substitution (the C/T polymorphism) in the nucleotide sequence encoding the kringle structure of uPA results in an...
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