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Aberrant expression of hypoxia-inducible factor 1α, TWIST and E-cadherin is associated with aggressive tumor phenotypes in endometrioid endometrial carcinoma.
Japanese journal of clinical oncology - 1 Apr 2013
Feng Zhenzhong, Gan Huaiyong, Cai Zhaogen, Li Nan, Yang Zhaorui, Lu Guangzhong, Chen Jiawei
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OBJECTIVE: Intratumoral hypoxia promotes angiogenesis, invasion and epithelial-mesenchymal transition, a pivotal event in tumor metastasis. TWIST is a master regulator of multiple developmental processes and has recently been shown to be the key factor responsible for cancer metastasis via the inhibition of E-cadherin expression, a hallmark of epithelial-mesenchymal transition. This study aimed to determine the...
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