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Lrh1 As A Driving Factor For Cancer Development, Alissa M. Margraf
Lrh1 As A Driving Factor For Cancer Development, Alissa M. Margraf
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LRH1 as a driving factor for cancer development
Alissa Margraf, Qi Tang, Qiushi Lin, Xiaoqun Dong
Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy, The University of Rhode Island, Pharmacy Building, 7 Greenhouse Road, Kingston, RI 02881 USA
Cancer is a major public health problem worldwide. Colon cancer ranks as the third most common causes of cancer mortality in the United States, with an estimated 96,830 new cases and 50,310 deaths in 2014. Colon cancer develops in the digestive tract where benign growths called polyps transform into malignant tumors. Colon cancer cells invade and destroy nearby tissue and can …