Increased Expression of Thymosin β Is Independently Correlated with Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1α (HIF-1α) and Worse Clinical Outcome in Human Colorectal Cancer

• Main Authors: Seung Yun Lee (Author), Mee Ja Park (Author), Hye Kyung Lee (Author), Hyun Jin Son (Author), Chang Nam Kim (Author), Joo Heon Kim (Author), Dong Wook Kang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Pathologists & the Korean Society for Cytopathology, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Thymosin β4 is a multi-functional hormone-like polypeptide, being involved in cell migration, angiogenesis, and tumor metastasis. This study was undertaken to clarify the clinicopathologic implications of thymosin β4 expression in human colorectal cancers (CRCs). Methods We investigated t...