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Soluble CD44 splice variants in metastasizing human breast cancer.
International journal of cancer - 22 Aug 1997
Martin S, Jansen F, Bokelmann J, Kolb H
Abstract excerpt
The local expression of CD44 splice variants in human breast cancer tissue has been previously shown to be associated with metastasis. We show here that elevated systemic serum levels of CD44 splice variants occur in breast cancer and may represent a new tool for staging and differential diagnosis. Sera of node-negative and node-positive breast cancer patients in comparison with healthy control subjects were...
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