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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-02-01
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Series: | BMC Cancer |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/9/57 |