Article
A dual prognostic role for the TGFβ receptors in human breast cancer.
Human pathology - 1 Nov 2016
Hachim Ibrahim Y, Hachim Mahmood Y, López-Ozuna Vanessa M, Ali Suhad, Lebrun Jean-Jacques
Abstract excerpt
The transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) plays a dual role in breast cancer, acting as a tumor suppressor in early carcinomas while promoting tumor metastasis in more advanced breast carcinoma. As a result, the prognostic role of TGFβ and its signaling components in breast cancer remains unclear. Here we evaluated the expression levels of TGFβ signaling receptors TβRII and TβRI using human breast cancer tissue...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
