Breast Cancer Research

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Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α and vascular endothelial growth factor expression in circulating tumor cells of breast cancer patients

Galatea Kallergi1*, Harris Markomanolaki1, Vicky Giannoukaraki1, Maria A Papadaki1, Areti Strati2, Evi S Lianidou2, Vassilis Georgoulias1,3, Dimitris Mavroudis1,3 and Sofia Agelaki1,3

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1 Laboratory of Tumor Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Voutes, Heraklion, 71110, Greece

2 Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Athens, 15771, Greece

3 Department of Medical Oncology, University General Hospital of Heraklion, Voutes, Heraklion, 71110, Greece

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Breast Cancer Research 2009, 11:R84 doi:10.1186/bcr2452

Published: 17 November 2009

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Additional file 1:

A table listing the number of VEGF, VEGFR2 and HIF-1α-positive CTCs in patients with breast cancer. It is named as Supplementary Table S1.

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A table listing the antibodies and the corresponding dilutions utilized in the present study. It is named as Supplementary Table S2.

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A diagram presenting the quantification of VEGF, VEGFR2, HIF-1α and pFAK expression in breast cancer cell lines. It is named as Supplementary diagram.

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