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Overexpression of Caspase-3s Splice Variant in Locally Advanced Breast Carcinoma Is Associated with Poor Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
1 Oct 2006
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PURPOSE: CASP-3 gene gives rise, by alternative splicing to a caspase-3s variant, to the antagonist apoptotic property of caspase-3. Deregulation of splicing in tumor cells favoring the expression of antiapoptotic variants has been reported to contribute to both tumorigenesis and chemoresistance. Thus, we investigated the role of caspase-3 and its splice variant in breast cancer cells. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Breast...
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