Article
Identification of BIRC6 as a novel intervention target for neuroblastoma therapy.
BMC cancer - 12 Jul 2012
Lamers Fieke, Schild Linda, Koster Jan, Speleman Frank, Øra Ingrid, Westerhout Ellen M, van Sluis Peter, Versteeg Rogier, Caron Huib N, Molenaar Jan J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Neuroblastoma are pediatric tumors of the sympathetic nervous system with a poor prognosis. Apoptosis is often deregulated in cancer cells, but only a few defects in apoptotic routes have been identified in neuroblastoma. METHODS: Here we investigated genomic aberrations affecting genes of the intrinsic apoptotic pathway in neuroblastoma. We analyzed DNA profiling data (CGH and SNP arrays) and mRNA...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
