Silencing of CD44 gene expression in human 143-B osteosarcoma cells promotes metastasis of intratibial tumors in SCID mice.

Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most frequent primary malignant bone cancer in children and adolescents with a high propensity for lung metastasis. Therefore, it is of great importance to identify molecular markers leading to increased metastatic potential in order to devise more effective therapeutic stra...

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Main Authors: Ana Gvozdenovic, Matthias J E Arlt, Carmen Campanile, Patrick Brennecke, Knut Husmann, Walter Born, Roman Muff, Bruno Fuchs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3614951?pdf=render