Plasma MMP1 and MMP8 expression in breast cancer: Protective role of MMP8 against lymph node metastasis

BACKGROUND: Elevated levels of matrix metalloproteinases have been found to associate with poor prognosis in various carcinomas. This study aimed at evaluating plasma levels of MMP1, MMP8 and MMP13 as diagnostic and prognostic markers of breast cancer. METHODS: A total of 208 breast cancer patients,...

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Autores principales: Decock, Julie, Hendrickx, Wouter, Vanleeuw, Ulla, Van Belle, Vanya, Van Huffel, Sabine, Christiaens, Marie-Rose, Ye, Shu, Paridaens, Robert
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2278147/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18366705
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-8-77

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2278147/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18366705
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-8-77

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