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Neuropilin-2 induced by transforming growth factor-β augments migration of hepatocellular carcinoma cells.
BMC cancer - 16 Nov 2015
Wittmann Philipp, Grubinger Markus, Gröger Christian, Huber Heidemarie, Sieghart Wolfgang, Peck-Radosavljevic Markus, Mikulits Wolfgang
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BACKGROUND: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common form of liver cancer and the third most lethal cancer worldwide. The epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) describes the transformation of well-differentiated epithelial cells to a de-differentiated phenotype and plays a central role in the invasion and intrahepatic metastasis of HCC cells. Modulation of the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β)...
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