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Molecular and clinical profiles of syndecan-1 in solid and hematological cancer for prognosis and precision medicine.
Oncotarget - 6 Oct 2015
Akl Mohamed R, Nagpal Poonam, Ayoub Nehad M, Prabhu Sathyen A, Gliksman Matthew, Tai Betty, Hatipoglu Ahmet, Goy Andre, Suh K Stephen
Abstract excerpt
Syndecan-1 (SDC1, CD138) is a key cell surface adhesion molecule essential for maintaining cell morphology and interaction with the surrounding microenvironment. Deregulation of SDC1 contributes to cancer progression by promoting cell proliferation, metastasis, invasion and angiogenesis, and is associated with relapse through chemoresistance. SDC1 expression level is also associated with responses to chemotherapy...
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