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Abstract
E-cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion is lost during the development of most epithelial cancers. Recent evidence indicates that the loss of E-cadherin function, besides causing loss of cell-cell adhesion, might also convey signals that actively induce tumour-cell invasion and metastasis.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10098402 DOI: 10.1016/s0968-0004(98)01343-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Biochem Sci ISSN: 0968-0004 Impact factor: 13.807