Article
Overexpression of the Wilms' tumor gene WT1 in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Cancer science - 1 Jun 2003
Oji Yusuke, Inohara Hidenori, Nakazawa Mitsuhiro, Nakano Yoko, Akahani Shiro, Nakatsuka Shin-ichi, Koga Satoko, Ikeba Ai, Abeno Sakie, Honjo Yuichiro, Yamamoto Yoshifumi, Iwai Soichi, Yoshida Kaori, Oka Yoshihiro, Ogawa Hiroyasu, Yoshida Jun-ichi, Aozasa Katsuyuki, Kubo Takeshi, Sugiyama Haruo
Abstract excerpt
The expression levels of the Wilms' tumor gene WT1 were examined in 56 cases of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) using quantitative real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). They included 4 cases of floor of mouth, 9 of gingiva, 25 of tongue, 10 of oropharynx, 3 of hypopharynx, and 5 larynx squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). All (100%) of 4 cases of floor of mouth, 5 (56%) of 9...
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