Overexpression of COL11A1 by cancer-associated fibroblasts: clinical relevance of a stromal marker in pancreatic cancer.

BACKGROUND:The collagen11A1 (COL11A1) gene is overexpressed in pancreatic cancer. The expression of COL11A1 protein could be involved in desmoplastic events in pancreatic cancer, but an antibody that specifically stains the COL11A1 protein is not currently available. METHODS AND FINDINGS:A total of...

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Main Authors: Carmen García-Pravia, José A Galván, Natalia Gutiérrez-Corral, Lorena Solar-García, Eva García-Pérez, Marcos García-Ocaña, Jokin Del Amo-Iribarren, Primitiva Menéndez-Rodríguez, Juan García-García, Juan R de Los Toyos, Laureano Simón-Buela, Luis Barneo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3808536?pdf=render