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Activated leukocyte cell-adhesion molecule (ALCAM) promotes malignant phenotypes of malignant mesothelioma.
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer - 1 May 2012
Ishiguro Futoshi, Murakami Hideki, Mizuno Tetsuya, Fujii Makiko, Kondo Yutaka, Usami Noriyasu, Yokoi Kohei, Osada Hirotaka, Sekido Yoshitaka
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INTRODUCTION: Cell-adhesion molecules play important roles involving the malignant phenotypes of human cancer cells. However, detailed characteristics of aberrant expression status of cell-adhesion molecules in malignant mesothelioma (MM) cells and their possible biological roles for MM malignancy remain poorly understood. METHODS: DNA microarray analysis was employed to identify aberrantly expressing genes using...
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