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Heparanase promotes myeloma progression by inducing mesenchymal features and motility of myeloma cells.
Oncotarget - 8 Mar 2016
Li Juan, Pan Qianying, Rowan Patrick D, Trotter Timothy N, Peker Deniz, Regal Kellie M, Javed Amjad, Suva Larry J, Yang Yang
Abstract excerpt
Bone dissemination and bone disease occur in approximately 80% of patients with multiple myeloma (MM) and are a major cause of patient mortality. We previously demonstrated that MM cell-derived heparanase (HPSE) is a major driver of MM dissemination to and progression in new bone sites. However the mechanism(s) by which HPSE promotes MM progression remains unclear. In the present study, we investigated the...
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