Absence of polysialylated NCAM is an unfavorable prognostic phenotype for advanced stage neuroblastoma

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The expression of a neural crest stem cell marker, polysialic acid (polySia), and its main carrier, neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM), have been detected in some malignant tumors with high metastatic activity and unfavorable progn...

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Main Authors: Isola Jorma, Pelliniemi Tarja-Terttu, Kalimo Hannu, Salmi Toivo T, Jokilammi Anne, Korja Miikka, Rantala Immo, Haapasalo Hannu, Finne Jukka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-02-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/9/57