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Prognostic significance of highly sulfated chondroitin sulfates in ovarian cancer defined by the single chain antibody GD3A11.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Mar 2016
van der Steen Sophieke C H A, van Tilborg Angela A G, Vallen Myrtille J E, Bulten Johan, van Kuppevelt Toin H, Massuger Leon F A G
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The extracellular matrix (ECM) of ovarian cancer may provide a number of potential biomarkers. Chondroitin sulfate (CS), a class of sulfated polysaccharides, is abundantly present in the ECM of ovarian cancer. Structural alterations of CS chains (i.e. sulfation pattern) have been demonstrated to play a role in cancer development and progression. In this study we investigate the potential of highly...
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