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Abstract
Triple negative breast cancers (TNBCs) represent a distinct subtype of breast cancers that are associated with early recurrence and an aggressive metastatic progression of the disease and consequently poor outcome. Recently, it was reported that c-Met growth factor receptor is overexpressed in around 52% of TNBCs. On the other hand, it is known that c-Met signaling pathways initiate the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) phenomenon, which is described as a crucial event during cancer metastasis. Herein, we discuss the association between c-Met and EMT in the TNBC group.Entities:
Keywords: EMT; IGF-1; Leptin; breast cancer; c-Met; metastasis & cancer mortality; triple negative
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24152786 PMCID: PMC3903687 DOI: 10.4161/cam.26728
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Adh Migr ISSN: 1933-6918 Impact factor: 3.405