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Higher serum concentrations of vimentin and DAKP1 are associated with aggressive breast tumour phenotypes in Ghanaian women.

Benjamin Arko-BohamJustice Tanihu LomoteyEmmanuel Nomo TettehEmmanuel Ayitey TagoeNii Ayite AryeeEwurama Ampadu OwusuIsaac OkaiRichard Michael BlayJoe-Nat Clegg-Lamptey
Published in: Biomarker research (2017)
Serum concentration of Vimentin and DAPK1 are elevated in Ghanaian breast cancer patients. This may be partly responsible for aggressive nature of the disease among the population. Vimentin and DAPK1 should be explored further as potential breast cancer biomarkers in Africans.
Keyphrases
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • pregnant women
  • skeletal muscle
  • risk assessment
  • young adults
  • insulin resistance
  • adipose tissue
  • cervical cancer screening
  • childhood cancer