Low level expression of human telomerase reverse transcriptase predicts cancer-related death and progression in embryonal carcinoma.

Marzieh ShahinLeili Saeednejad ZanjaniMaryam AbolhasaniMahtab RahbarMojgan AsgariZahra Madjd

Published in: Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology (2020)

We showed that hTERT protein expression was associated with more aggressive tumor behavior in embryonal carcinoma patients. Also, hTERT may be a novel worse prognostic indicator of DSS or PFS, if the patients are followed up for more time periods.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
endothelial cells
prognostic factors
poor prognosis
long non coding rna
binding protein
pluripotent stem cells