Role of transgelin-2 in diabetes-associated pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
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Role of transgelin-2 in diabetes-associated pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an aggressive malignancy with poor prognosis. Diabetes is a significant risk factor for PDAC and >50% of PDAC patients have concomitant diabetes. How diabetes influences the initiation and progression of PDAC remains elusive. Here, we show that transgelin-2 is dominantly expressed in PDAC tissues compared with adjacent normal tissues. The high level of...
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عنوان ژورنال: Oncotarget
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1949-2553
DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.17519