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PAI-1 promoter polymorphism modulates uPA-PAI complex accumulation by breast cancer cells.
Oncology - 1 Jan 2002
Alvarez-Millán J J, Bocos C, Ferrín V, Lucas A R, Ruibal A, Schneider J
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OBJECTIVES: The uPA-PAI system has been shown to play a role in the development of a more aggressive tumor phenotype. The PAI-1 promoter 4G/5G polymorphism, furthermore, regulates free plasma PAI-1 levels in patients with myocardial infarction. Our aim was to verify if the different polymorphisms in the PAI-1 promoter are also associated with alterations in the intracellular accumulation of uPA-PAI complexes in...
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