A CLDN1-negative phenotype predicts poor prognosis in triple-negative breast cancer.

INTRODUCTION: Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a heterogeneous disease with no definitive prognostic markers. As a major component of tight junctions, claudins (CLDNs) presumably play an important role in carcinogenesis and progression of breast cancer. This study was aimed at determining the...

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Main Authors: Fei Ma, Xiaoyan Ding, Ying Fan, Jianming Ying, Shan Zheng, Ning Lu, Binghe Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4231092?pdf=render