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Hypoxia Induces Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Follicular Thyroid Cancer: Involvement of Regulation of Twist by Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1α.
Yonsei medical journal - 1 Nov 2015
Yang Yeon Ju, Na Hwi Jung, Suh Michelle J, Ban Myung Jin, Byeon Hyung Kwon, Kim Won Shik, Kim Jae Wook, Choi Eun Chang, Kwon Hyeong Ju, Chang Jae Won, Koh Yoon Woo
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PURPOSE: Although follicular thyroid cancer (FTC) has a relatively fair prognosis, distant metastasis sometimes results in poor prognosis and survival. There is little understanding of the mechanisms contributing to the aggressiveness potential of thyroid cancer. We showed that hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) induced aggressiveness in FTC cells and identified the underlying mechanism of the HIF-1α-induced...
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