Tight Junctions: A Barrier to the Initiation and Progression of Breast Cancer?

Breast cancer is a complex and heterogeneous disease that arises from epithelial cells lining the breast ducts and lobules. Correct adhesion between adjacent epithelial cells is important in determining the normal structure and function of epithelial tissues, and there is accumulating evidence that...

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Main Authors: Kieran Brennan, Gozie Offiah, Elaine A. McSherry, Ann M. Hopkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/460607