Polymorphisms in the <it>SULF1 </it>gene are associated with early age of onset and survival of ovarian cancer

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>SULF1 (sulfatase 1) selectively removes the 6-O-sulphate group from heparan sulfate, changing the binding sites for extracellular growth factors. <it>SULF1 </it>expression has been reported to be decreased in various canc...

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Main Authors: Mills Gordon B, Liu Zhensheng, Lu Karen H, Huang Yu-Jing, Han Chan H, Wei Qingyi, Wang Li-E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
Online Access:http://www.jeccr.com/content/30/1/5