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Overexpression of HMGA2 promotes tongue cancer metastasis through EMT pathway.
Journal of translational medicine - 27 Jan 2016
Zhao Xiao-Peng, Zhang Hong, Jiao Jiu-Yang, Tang Dong-Xiao, Wu Yu-Ling, Pan Chao-Bin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Metastasis to long distance organs is the main reason leading to morality of tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC); however, the molecular mechanisms are still unknown. High mobility group AT-hook 2 (HMGA2) is highly expressed in multiple metastatic carcinomas, in which it contributes to cancer progression, metastasis and poor prognosis by upregulating Snail expression and inducing epithelial...
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