Multiparameter analysis, including EMT markers, on negatively enriched blood samples from patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) has been hypothesized as a mechanism by which cells change phenotype during carcinogenesis, as well as tumor metastasis. Whether EMT is involved in cancer metastasis has a specific, practical impact on the field of circulating tumor cells (CTCs). Since the...

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Main Authors: Priya Balasubramanian, James C Lang, Kris R Jatana, Brandon Miller, Enver Ozer, Mathew Old, David E Schuller, Amit Agrawal, Theodoros N Teknos, Thomas A Summers, Maryam B Lustberg, Maciej Zborowski, Jeffrey J Chalmers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3406036?pdf=render