Thrombospondins, Tumor Angiogenesis and Breast Cancer
From: INSERM Unité 403, Faculté de Médecine Laënnec, Lyon, France.
Pathologie-biologie
- Publish Date: Apr 1999
- ISSN: 0369-8114
- Volume: 47
- Issue: 4
- Pages: 368-74
- Medium: Print
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- Citation (JAMA): Clézardin P, Bruno-Bossio G, Fontana A, et al. Thrombospondins, Tumor Angiogenesis and Breast Cancer. Pathol. Biol. Apr 1999;47:368-74
Abstract
Thrombospondin-1 and -2 are extracellular matrix proteins that are overexpressed in breast cancer tissue. Their role in breast cancer remains unknown. This article reviews the potential effects of thrombospondin-1 and -2 in breast cancer tumori genesis and metastatic dissemination.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Breast Neoplasms, Cell Adhesion Molecules, Female, Humans, Neovascularization, Pathologic, Thrombospondin 1, Thrombospondins
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