supported by grants from the National Key Sci-Tech Special Project of China(2008ZX10002-018/019);the Shanghai Rising-Star Program(10QA1401300);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(30901432);the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (20090071120026)
BACKGROUND:In vitro experiments and mice models have confirmed the importance of Sprouty 2(Spry2) in inhibiting tumorigenesis and the progression of human cancer.However,the prognostic value of Spry2 in cancer patient...