A Review on Survivin as a Prognostic and Therapeutic Cancer Biomarker

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DOI: 10.4236/ojpathology.2018.81002    1,104 Downloads   2,322 Views  Citations
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Survivin is an antiapoptotic protein expressed in tumor cells that correlates with aggressiveness, prognosis and treatment. Objective: This review summarizes significance of survivin expression among different tumor types highlighting the potential value of survivin as an important biomarker that may have an impact on patient’s response to therapy with prognostic implications.

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Ismail, A. (2018) A Review on Survivin as a Prognostic and Therapeutic Cancer Biomarker. Open Journal of Pathology, 8, 15-23. doi: 10.4236/ojpathology.2018.81002.
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