Carcinoma
Research results from University of Groningen, Department of Pathology update understanding of carcinoma
Published in Cancer Weekly, May 6th, 2008
Investigators publish new data in the report 'Cortactin expression predicts poor survival in laryngeal carcinoma.' According to recent research published in the British Journal of Cancer, "Amplification of the 11q13 region is one of the most frequent aberrations in squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck region (HNSCC). Amplification of 11q13 has been shown to correlate with the presence of lymph node metastases and decreased survival."
"The 11q13.3 amplicon carries numerous genes including cyclin D1 and cortactin. Recently, we reported that FADD becomes overexpressed upon amplification and that FADD protein expression predicts for lymph node positivity and...
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