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Prostate-derived Ets factor, an oncogenic driver in breast cancer

Ashwani K Sood1, Joseph Geradts2, Jessica Young3

  • 11 Department of Immunology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA.

Tumour Biology : the Journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine
|May 5, 2017
PubMed
Summary

Prostate-derived Ets factor (PDEF) is overexpressed in breast cancer, driving tumor growth. High PDEF levels correlate with poor survival, suggesting it as a therapeutic target and prognostic biomarker.

Keywords:
Prostate-derived Ets factorSam-pointed domain containing Ets transcription factorbiomarker in breast canceroncogenic driver in breast cancer

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