Expression of connective tissue growth factor in male breast cancer: clinicopathologic correlations and prognostic value.

Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF/CCN2) is a member of the CCN family of secreted proteins that are believed to play an important role in the development of neoplasia. In particular, CTGF has been reported to play an important role in mammary tumorigenesis and to have prognostic value in female...

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Main Authors: Miangela M Lacle, Paul J van Diest, Roel Goldschmeding, Elsken van der Wall, Tri Q Nguyen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4349856?pdf=render