Cachexia is a syndrome characterized by wasting of skeletal muscle and contributes to nearly one-third of all cancer deaths. Cytokines and tumor factors mediate wasting by suppressing muscle gene… (More)
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Hereditary cancer syndromes infer high cancer risks and require intensive cancer surveillance, yet the prevalence and spectrum of these conditions among unselected patients with… (More)
The microphthalmia transcription factor (MITF) regulates different target genes in several distinct cell types, including osteoclasts. The role of the closely related factors TFE3 and TFEC in MITF… (More)
The activation status of the ms pathway was studied in eight ovarian tumor cell lines. Three biochemical parameters indicative otras activation were tested: (a) the ratio of the ras-GTP:ras-GDP… (More)