Over-expression of Nectin-4 promotes progression of esophageal cancer and correlates with poor prognosis of the patients

Abstract Background Nectin-4, also known as PVRL4 (poliovirus-receptor-like 4), is specifically expressed in the embryo and placenta. Recent studies have reported that the Nectin-4 is over-expressed in multiple human cancers, and such abnormal expression is associated with cancer progression and poo...

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Main Authors: Haifeng Deng, Hongbing Shi, Lujun Chen, You Zhou, Jingting Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Cancer Cell International
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12935-019-0824-z