Thymosin β15 is a positive regulator of cell motility that may prove useful as a marker of metastatic potential in prostate cancer (pages 1322–1328).
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Coffey, D. Prostate cancer metastasis: Talking the walk. Nat Med 2, 1305–1306 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1296-1305
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