High-density expression profiling of renal cell carcinomas from Saudi Arabia: a preliminary study

摘要

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common malignancyof the adult kidney, comprising 3-4% of all humancancers, ranked sixth-leading cause of cancer death andincidences are increasing worldwide [1]. If detected inearly stages, it is potentially curable by surgical resection;however, only a fraction of metastatic RCC is responsiveto treatment. The molecular events leading to diseaseonset and progression are not well understood and needsinvestigations.