Journal of International Oncology ›› 2012, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (8): 626-628.

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Dickkopf-1 and bone metastases

QIAO  Hua, YOU  Li-Na, FAN  Gu-Hong   

  1. Department of Oncology, Baoshan Branch, Shanghai First People′s Hospital, Shanghai 200940, China
  • Online:2012-08-29 Published:2012-08-29

Abstract: Recent studies show that the abnormalities of dickkopf-1 (DKK-1) are closely related to the bone metastasis and therapeutic effect of breast cancer, prostatic carcinoma, multiple myeloma, neuroblastoma and non-small cell lung cancer. Clinical researches of large sample on the relationships between serum DKK-1 concentration and malignant tumors bone metastases have important clinical significance for evaluating the value of DKK-1 as a clinical biological biomarker of bone metastases and understanding the tumor mechanisms of bone metastases . 

Key words: Gene expression regulation, Neoplasm metastasis, Neoplasms, bone tissue