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Transfer of malignant trait to immortalized human cells following exposure to human cancer serum.
Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR - 30 Sept 2014
Abdouh Mohamed, Zhou Shufeng, Arena Vincenzo, Arena Manuel, Lazaris Anthoula, Onerheim Ronald, Metrakos Peter, Arena Goffredo Orazio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human cancer cells can transfer signaling molecules to neighboring and distant cells predisposing them to malignant transformation. This process might contribute to tumor progression and invasion through delivery of oncogenes or inhibitors of tumor suppressor genes, derived from the primary tumor cells, to susceptible target cells. The oncogenic potential of human cancer serum has been described in...
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