Slug, twist, and E-cadherin as immunohistochemical biomarkers in meningeal tumors.

The overexpression of Twist and Slug and subsequent down-regulation of E-cadherin facilitate the acquirement of invasive growth properties in cancer cells. It is unclear which of these molecules are expressed in mesenchymal tumors in the central nervous system. Here, we investigated 10 cases each of...

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Main Authors: Masaya Nagaishi, Sumihito Nobusawa, Yuko Tanaka, Hayato Ikota, Hideaki Yokoo, Yoichi Nakazato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3454375?pdf=render