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A class of adhesion molecules that function as cellular adhesion receptors.<\/p>\n

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One of several cellular adhesion molecules, i.e., molecules that hold cells together. In cancer cells, mutations in cadherins keep cells from sticking together normally. As a result, malignant cells grow irregularly, invade other tissues, and metastasize to distant locations.<\/p>\n

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A class of adhesion molecules that function as cellular adhesion receptors. One of several cellular adhesion molecules, i.e., molecules that hold cells together. In cancer cells, mutations in cadherins keep cells from sticking together normally. As a result, malignant cells grow irregularly, invade other tissues, and metastasize to distant locations.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-c"],"yoast_head":"\nCadherins - Definition of Cadherins<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A class of adhesion molecules that function as cellular adhesion receptors.One of several cellular adhesion molecules, i.e., molecules that hold cells together. 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