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Decrease of FSTL1-BMP4-Smad signaling predicts poor prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma but not in squamous cell carcinoma.
Scientific reports - 29 Aug 2017
Chiou Jean, Su Chia-Yi, Jan Yi-Hua, Yang Chih-Jen, Huang Ming-Shyan, Yu Yung-Luen, Hsiao Michael
Abstract excerpt
Follistatin-related protein 1 (FSTL1) plays a critical role in lung development through regulating BMP4-p-Smad1/5/8-Smad4 pathway. Regarding that many developmental pathways in embryogenesis are dysregulated in cancer, we aim to unravel the role of FSTL1-BMP4-Smad pathway in lung cancer. Our results showed low FSTL1 immunoexpression was significantly correlated with poor prognosis while patients with low BMP4 or...
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