In1-ghrelin, a splice variant of ghrelin gene, is associated with the evolution and aggressiveness of human neuroendocrine tumors: Evidence from clinical, cellular and molecular parameters

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This work has received the following grants: Proyectos de Investigación en Salud (FIS) PI13–01414, and PIE-0041 (funded by Instituto de Salud Carlos III) and S2011/BMD-2328 TIRONET (funded by Comunidad de Madrid) (to MM). BIO-0139, CTS-1406, PI-0639–2012 (funded by Junta de Andalucía), Proyectos de Investigación en Salud (FIS) PI13–00651 (funded by Instituto de Salud Carlos III), BFU2013–43282-R (funded by Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad), CIBERobn and Ayuda Merck Serono 2013 (to RML and JPC). Fellowship CTS-5051 (to AIC). “Sara Borrell” program CD11/00276 (to MDG). CIBER is an initiative of Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad, Spain