Increased expression of sialic acid in cervical biopsies with squamous intraepithelial lesions

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Altered sialylation has been observed during oncogenic transformation. Sialylated oligosaccharides of glycoproteins and glycolipids have been implicated in tumor progression and metastases. In the cervical cancer high levels of siali...

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Main Authors: Vallejo-Ruiz Verónica, Zenteno Edgar, Santos-López Gerardo, Reyes-Leyva Julio, López-Morales Dolores
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-11-01
Series:Diagnostic Pathology
Online Access:http://www.diagnosticpathology.org/content/5/1/74