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Loss of E-cadherin as Part of a Migratory Phenotype in Melanoma Is Associated With Ulceration.
The American Journal of dermatopathology - 1 Sept 2017
Bønnelykke-Behrndtz Marie L, Steiniche Torben, Nørgaard Peter, Danielsen Allan V, Damsgaard Tine E, Christensen Ib J, Bastholt Lars, Møller Holger J, Schmidt Henrik
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It has been suggested that embryogenic properties of migratory cells are reactivated during wound healing and metastasis in adults. This might explain the association between wound-induced inflammation and poor survival in patients with ulcerated melanoma. Linking inflammation with a migratory phenotype, we characterize the infiltration of innate inflammatory cells, loss of cell-to-cell adhesion (E-cadherin),...
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