Characterization of the mechanisms by which Carbonic Anhydrase IX facilitates tumour growth and metastasis

The presence of hypoxic microenvironments in solid tumours is a marker of poor prognosis in numerous cancer types, including breast cancer; the second leading cause of cancer-related death. Hypoxia results in an adaptive response in tumour cells through the activation of the transcription factor Hyp...

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Main Author: Vallejo Espi, Maria de Lourdes
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/52795