Potential for the embryonic morphogen Nodal as a prognostic and predictive biomarker in breast cancer.

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Published in Breast Cancer Res on May 11, 2012

Authors

Luigi Strizzi1, Katharine M Hardy, Naira V Margaryan, David W Hillman, Elisabeth A Seftor, Beiyun Chen, Xochiquetzal J Geiger, E Aubrey Thompson, Wilma L Lingle, Cathy A Andorfer, Edith A Perez, Mary J C Hendrix

Author Affiliations

1: Children's Memorial Research Center, Robert H Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 2300 Children's Plaza, Chicago, IL 60614, USA.

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