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Upregulation of the EMT marker vimentin is associated with poor clinical outcome in acute myeloid leukemia.
Journal of translational medicine - 20 Jun 2018
Wu Sharon, Du Yang, Beckford John, Alachkar Houda
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BACKGROUND: Vimentin (VIM) is a type III intermediate filament that maintains cell integrity, and is involved in cell migration, motility and adhesion. When overexpressed in solid cancers, vimentin drives epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) and ultimately, metastasis. The effects of its overexpression in AML are unclear. METHODS: In this study, we analyzed the TCGA data of 173 AML patients for which...
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