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Dual-specificity tyrosine-regulated kinase 2 is a suppressor and potential prognostic marker for liver metastasis of colorectal cancer.
Cancer science - 1 Aug 2017
Ito Daisuke, Yogosawa Satomi, Mimoto Rei, Hirooka Shinichi, Horiuchi Takashi, Eto Ken, Yanaga Katsuhiko, Yoshida Kiyotsugu
Abstract excerpt
Colorectal cancer is a common cancer and a leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. The liver is a dominant metastatic site for patients with colorectal cancer. Molecular mechanisms that allow colorectal cancer cells to form liver metastases are largely unknown. Activation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition is the key step for metastasis of cancer cells. We recently reported that dual-specificity...
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