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Editorial
. 2023 Jan 18;15(3):581.
doi: 10.3390/cancers15030581.

Elucidation of the Role of SMAD4 in Epithelial-Mesenchymal Plasticity: Does It Help to Better Understand the Consequences of DPC4 Inactivation in the Malignant Progression of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma?

Hendrik Ungefroren  1   2   3 , Björn Konukiewitz  2 , Rüdiger Braun  4 , Ulrich Friedrich Wellner  4 , Tobias Keck  4 , Jens-Uwe Marquardt  1   3
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Elucidation of the Role of SMAD4 in Epithelial-Mesenchymal Plasticity: Does It Help to Better Understand the Consequences of DPC4 Inactivation in the Malignant Progression of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma?

Hendrik Ungefroren et al. Cancers (Basel). .

Abstract

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the 4th leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, with a 5-year-survival rate below 10% that is the lowest of all cancer types [...].

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