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GLUT-1 expression is largely unrelated to both hypoxia and the Warburg phenotype in squamous cell carcinomas of the vulva.
BMC cancer - 12 Oct 2014
Mayer Arnulf, Schmidt Marcus, Seeger Alexander, Serras André Franke, Vaupel Peter, Schmidberger Heinz
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BACKGROUND: Strongly increased uptake of glucose is a hallmark of solid malignant tumors. This phenotype can be triggered by hypoxia-induced gene expression changes or can occur independently of hypoxia as a consequence of malignant transformation itself, and is often referred to as the Warburg effect. The glycolytic phenotype has been associated with malignant progression and resistance to radio- and...
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