WISP-2 Gene in Human Breast Cancer: Estrogen and Progesterone Inducible Expression and Regulation of Tumor Cell Proliferation

WISP-2 mRNA and protein was overexpressed in preneoplastic and cancerous cells of human breast. Statistical analyses show a significant association between WISP-2 expression and estrogen receptor (ER) positivity. In normal breast, the expression was virtually undetected. The studies showed that WIS...

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Main Authors: Snigdha Banerjee, Neela Saxena, Krishanu Sengupta, Ossama Tawfik, Matthew S. Mayo, Sushanta K. Banerjee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2003-01-01
Series:Neoplasia: An International Journal for Oncology Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1476558603800180