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Significant Downregulation of Platelet Gene Expression in Metastatic Lung Cancer
1 Oct 2010
Abstract excerpt
Platelets play a major role in the metastatic dissemination of tumor cells in vivo . Recent evidence reveals megakaryocyte-derived platelet pre-mRNA is spliced to mRNA and then translated into functional proteins in response to external stimulation. Employing a human lung cancer model, we hypothesized a subset of megakaryocyte/platelet genes exists that are significantly over or underexpressed in metastasis...
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