Collagen plays an important part in breast cancer metastasis: Study

Aug 10, 2022

Darlinghurst (Australia) August 10 (ANI): Collagen type XII is essential for controlling how the tumour matrix is organised, according to a recent study from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. High levels of collagen XII can cause breast cancer cells to metastasize, or spread from the primary tumour to different parts of the body, according to research conducted by a team of scientists led by Associate Professor Thomas Cox, Head of the Matrix and Metastasis lab. The extracellular matrix is a part of the ecosystem that surrounds a tumour and is known as the tumour...