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    High baseline Tie1 level predicts poor survival in metastatic breast cancer

    Angiopoietin growth factors (Angs) regulate angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis by binding to the endothelial Tie2 receptor. Ang2 expression is elevated in tissue hypoxia and inflammation, which also induce cle...

    Leena Tiainen, Emilia A. Korhonen, Veli-Matti Leppänen, Tiina Luukkaala in BMC Cancer (2019)

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    Neuropilin-1 and placental growth factor as prognostic factors in metastatic breast cancer

    Angiogenesis is crucial for tumor development, progression, and metastasizing. The most important regulator of angiogenesis is the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) family, which is involved in multipl...

    Niina Mäenpää, Leena Tiainen, Mari Hämäläinen, Tiina Luukkaala, Minna Tanner in BMC Cancer (2024)