E-cadherin regulation in ovarian cancer: mechanisms and potential functional roles

E-cadherin is a cell-cell adhesion protein and tumor suppressor that is silenced in many malignancies. However, the role of E-cadherin in ovarian cancer progression is still controversial. In an attempt to define the regulation of E-cadherin in ovarian cancer, we found that local growth factors, FGF...

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Main Author: Lau, Man Tat
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/42159