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Loss of transforming growth factor-beta type II receptor promotes metastatic head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Genes & development - 15 May 2006
Lu Shi-Long, Herrington Heather, Reh Douglas, Weber Stephen, Bornstein Sophia, Wang Donna, Li Allen G, Tang Chin-Fang, Siddiqui Yasmin, Nord Jo, Andersen Peter, Corless Christopher L, Wang Xiao-Jing
Abstract excerpt
The prognosis of head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) has not been improved in the past 20 years. Validation of HNSCC biomarkers for targeted therapy has been hindered by a lack of animal models mimicking human HNSCC at both the pathological and molecular levels. Here we report that overexpression of K-ras or H-ras and loss of transforming growth factor-beta type II receptor (TGFbetaRII) are common...
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