Metastatic breast and colon cancer regulated genes

摘要

Gene sequences as shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 85 have been found to be significantly associated with metastatic potential of cancer cells, especially breast and colon cancer cells. Methods are provided for determining the risk of metastasis of a tumor, which involve determining whether a tissue sample from a tumor expresses a polypeptide encoded by a gene as shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 85, or a substantial portion thereof.