Expression of Various Matrix Proteases and Ets Family Transcriptional Factors in Ovarian Cancer Cell Lines: Correlation to Invasive Potential

Stromal expression of invasion-promoting

Stromal expression of invasion-promoting, matrix-degrading proteases MMP-1 and -9 and the Ets 1 transcription factor in HNPCC carcinomas and sporadic colorectal cancers

✍ Peter Behrens; Micaela Mathiak; Elisabeth Mangold; Simona Kirdorf; Axel Wellmann 📂 Article 📅 2003 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 French ⚖ 311 KB 👁 1 views

## Abstract Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancers (HNPCCs) are an important subgroup of colorectal carcinomas. Compared to sporadic variants, they present several particular features, the most important of which are less invasive and metastatic properties linked to a more favorable prognosis.