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Simultaneous CXCL12 and ESR1 CpG island hypermethylation correlates with poor prognosis in sporadic breast cancer.
BMC cancer - 28 Jan 2010
Ramos Edneia A S, Camargo Anamaria A, Braun Karin, Slowik Renata, Cavalli Iglenir J, Ribeiro Enilze M S F, Pedrosa Fábio de O, de Souza Emanuel M, Costa Fabrício F, Klassen Giseli
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: CXCL12 is a chemokine that is constitutively expressed in many organs and tissues. CXCL12 promoter hypermethylation has been detected in primary breast tumours and contributes to their metastatic potential. It has been shown that the oestrogen receptor alpha (ESR1) gene can also be si...
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