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A twist tale of cancer metastasis and tumor angiogenesis.
Histology and histopathology - 1 Nov 2015
Tseng Jen-Chieh, Chen Hsiao-Fan, Wu Kou-Juey
Abstract excerpt
Twist1 is an evolutionally conserved transcription factor. Originally identified in Drosophila as a key regulator for mesoderm development, it was later implicated in many human diseases, including Saethre-Chotzen syndrome and cancer. Twist1's involvement in cancer has been well recognized. Driven by hypoxia-induced factor-1 (HIF-1), Twist1 has been considered as a proto-oncogene and its overexpression has been...
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