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c‐Met signaling promotes IL‐6‐induced myeloma cell proliferation
31 Jan 2009
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is a constituent of the myeloma microenvironment and is elevated in sera from myeloma patients compared to healthy individuals. Increased levels of serum HGF predict a poor prognosis. It has previously been shown by us and others HGF can act as a growth factor to myeloma cells in vitro although these effects have been moderate. We therefore wanted to investigate if HGF...
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