The role of adhesion molecules as biomarkers for the aggressive prostate cancer phenotype.

BACKGROUND: Currently available methods for diagnosis and staging of prostate cancer lack the sensitivity to distinguish between patients with indolent prostate cancer and those requiring radical treatment. Alterations in key adherens (AJ) and tight junction (TJ) components have been hailed as poten...

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Main Authors: Claire Morgan, Spencer A Jenkins, Howard G Kynaston, Shareen H Doak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3864842?pdf=render