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Association of heparanase gene (HPSE) single nucleotide polymorphisms with hematological malignancies.
Leukemia - 1 Nov 2007
Ostrovsky O, Korostishevsky M, Levite I, Leiba M, Galski H, Vlodavsky I, Nagler A
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Heparanase, endo-beta-D-glucuronidase, degrades heparan sulfate glycosaminoglycans - the principal polysaccharide of the basement membrane and extracellular matrix. Heparanase activity plays a decisive role in biological processes associated with remodeling of the extracellular matrix, such as cancer metastasis, angiogenesis and inflammation. In the hematopoietic system, heparanase is thought to be associated...
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