HGF, hepatocyte growth factor, 3082

N. diseases: 671; N. variants: 22
Disease: Ovarian Carcinoma ×
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0029925
Disease: Ovarian Carcinoma
Ovarian Carcinoma 		0.010 Biomarker disease BEFREE A current working model for the metastatic process of ovarian carcinoma suggests that cancer cells are shed from the ovarian tumor into the peritoneal cavity and attach to the layer of mesothelial cells that line the inner surface of the peritoneum, and several studies suggest that hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) plays an important role in the dissemination of ovarian cancer. 26335595 2015