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Presence of Twist1-positive neoplastic cells in the stroma of chromosome-unstable colorectal tumors.
Gastroenterology - 1 Sept 2013
Celesti Giuseppe, Di Caro Giuseppe, Bianchi Paolo, Grizzi Fabio, Basso Gianluca, Marchesi Federica, Doni Andrea, Marra Giancarlo, Roncalli Massimo, Mantovani Alberto, Malesci Alberto, Laghi Luigi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Cancer cells undergo an epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) to become invasive, allowing tumors to progress. However, there is no direct evidence that human cancer cells undergo an EMT. In mouse cancer cells, up-regulation of transcription factor Twist1 was shown to promote an EMT. We searched the stroma of human colorectal tumor samples for TWIST1-positive cells with a mesenchymal...
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