Stable alterations of CD44 isoform expression in prostate cancer cells decrease invasion and growth and alter ligand binding and chemosensitivity

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Dysregulated CD44 expression characterizes most human cancers, including prostate cancer (PCa). PCa loses expression of CD44 standard (CD44s) that is present in benign epithelium, and overexpresses the novel splice variant isoform, C...

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Main Authors: Habermehl Gabriel K, Tang Yaqiong, Yang Kui, Iczkowski Kenneth A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-01-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/10/16