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SUBMITTER: Acosta KB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5085617 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Acosta Karina Beatriz KB Lorenzini Campos Melina Noelia MN Etcheverry Susana Beatriz SB Zapata Pedro Dario PD
International journal of molecular sciences 20161018 10
The α6β4 integrin is composed of the α6 and β4 subunits that are encoded by the <i>ITGα6</i> and the <i>ITGβ4</i> genes, respectively. The α6β4 main function is to intervene in lamination and epithelia integrity maintenance by cell-matrix interactions. This integrin appears to have importance in breast cancer malignancy, as well as other epithelial carcinomas. The aim of this work was to investigate the potential role of <i>ITGα6</i> (A380T) and <i>ITGβ4</i> (R1281W) genetic variations in breast ...[more]