HIF2α reduces growth rate but promotes angiogenesis in a mouse model of neuroblastoma

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>HIF2α/EPAS1 is a hypoxia-inducible transcription factor involved in catecholamine homeostasis, vascular remodelling, physiological angiogenesis and adipogenesis. It is overexpressed in many cancerous tissues, but its exact role in tu...

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Main Authors: Lapointe Stéphanie, Favier Judith, Maliba Ricardo, Sirois Martin G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-07-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/7/139