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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Cecilia Williams
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-71027 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
PloS one 20170224 2
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive, highly recurrent breast cancer subtype, affecting approximately one-fifth of all breast cancer patients. Subpopulations of treatment-resistant cancer stem cells within the tumors are considered to contribute to disease recurrence. A potential druggable target for such cells is the maternal embryonic leucine-zipper kinase (MELK). MELK expression is upregulated in mammary stem cells and in undifferentiated cancers, where it correlates with poo ...[more]