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== Disease == | == Disease == | ||
===Cancer=== | |||
Oncogenes such as Ras and Src have been shown to upregulate GLUT1 in rat tumors.<ref>PMID:15389572</ref> Increased glucose utilization by upregulation of the non-insulin dependent GLUT1 transporter increases cancer cell proliferation and rates of glycolysis in tumors. | |||
== Relevance == | == Relevance == | ||
