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Truncated ASPP2 Drives Initiation and Progression of Invasive Lobular Carcinoma via Distinct Mechanisms.
Cancer research - 1 Apr 2020
Schipper Koen, Drenth Anne Paulien, van der Burg Eline, Cornelissen Samuel, Klarenbeek Sjoerd, Nethe Micha, Jonkers Jos
Abstract excerpt
Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) accounts for 8%-14% of all breast cancer cases. The main hallmark of ILCs is the functional loss of the cell-cell adhesion protein E-cadherin. Nonetheless, loss of E-cadherin alone does not predispose mice to mammary tumor development, indicating that additional perturbations are required for ILC formation. Previously, we identified an N-terminal truncation variant of ASPP2...
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