TWIST1 Overexpression is Associated with Nodal Invasion and Male Sex in Primary Colorectal Cancer

Fátima Valdés-Mora,Teresa Gómez del Pulgar,Eva Bandrés,Paloma Cejas,Ana Ramírez de Molina,Rosa Pérez-Palacios,David Gallego-Ortega,Miguel Angel García-Cabezas,Enrique Casado,Javier Larrauri,Manuel Nistal,Manuel González Barón,J. García Foncillas,Juan Carlos Lacal

TWIST1 Overexpression is Associated with Nodal Invasion and Male Sex in Primary Colorectal Cancer

2009

Fátima Valdés-Mora
Teresa Gómez del Pulgar
Eva Bandrés
Paloma Cejas
Ana Ramírez de Molina
Rosa Pérez-Palacios
David Gallego-Ortega
Miguel Angel García-Cabezas
Enrique Casado
Javier Larrauri
Manuel Nistal
Manuel González Barón
J. García Foncillas
Juan Carlos Lacal

Background TWIST1 is a basic helix–loop–helix (bHLH) transcription factor that has been involved in tumor progression and metastasis in several cancer types, although no evidence has been provided yet on its implication in colorectal carcinogenesis.

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Transcription factor
Cancer
NODAL
General surgery
Cancer research
Colorectal cancer
Metastasis
Carcinogenesis
Tumor progression
Basic helix-loop-helix
Genetics
Biology
Surgical oncology
Pathology
Bioinformatics
Medicine
colorectal carcinogenesis

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