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ArticleInternational journal of medical sciences2026

Thrombospondin-4 drives lymphangiogenesis through cooperation with VEGF-C in human bladder cancer.

Thomas I-Sheng Hwang, Pei-Wen Peng, Mau-Shin Chi, Kuang-Yu Chou, Te-Fu Tsai, Chao-Yen Ho, An-Chen Chang

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Article in International journal of medical sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Thomas I-Sheng HwangDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei 111045, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Pei-Wen PengSchool of Dental Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110301, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Mau-Shin ChiDepartment of Radiation Therapy and Oncology, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei 111045, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Kuang-Yu ChouDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei 111045, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Te-Fu TsaiDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei 111045, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Chao-Yen HoDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei 111045, Taiwan, R.O.C.
An-Chen ChangSchool of Oral Hygiene, College of Oral Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110301, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Indexed as

LymphangiogenesisThrombospondinsUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor CAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell MovementEndothelial CellsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLymphatic MetastasisLymph NodesMaleMicethrombospondin 4ThrombospondinsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor CVEGFC protein, humanbladder cancerlymphangiogenesisthrombospondin-4

Identifiers

PMID41399375
PMCPMC12702125

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