| Literature DB >> 11401311 |
R Cabal-Manzano1, P Bhargava, A Torres-Duarte, J Marshall, P Bhargava, I W Wainer.
Abstract
Proteolysis-inducing factor (PIF), a novel cachectic factor, is detectable in the urine of cancer patients experiencing weight loss. We report the expression of PIF in gastrointestinal cancers, and a correlation between PIF expression in tumours, its detection in urine and weight-loss. These data provide the first direct evidence that tumours are the source of PIF in humans. Copyright 2001 Cancer Research Campaign.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11401311 PMCID: PMC2363676 DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.2001.1830
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Cancer ISSN: 0007-0920 Impact factor: 7.640