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A number of specific attributes are required for metastasis of a tumor cell. It must contain the appropriate mechanical, enzymatic, and surface properties to facilitate metastatic mutation and translocation from primary to secondary foci. Elucidation of the role of cell surface properties in this process has suggested strategies for tracking and targeting these cells in their metastatic pathways.
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Garth L. Nicolson (1982) studied this question.
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