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Prognostic significance of CD44v5 expression in human thymic epithelial neoplasms.
The Annals of thoracic surgery - 1 Jul 2003
Lee Shih-Chun, Harn Horng-Jyh, Lin Torng-Sen, Yeh Kun-Tu, Liu Yao-Chi, Tsai Chien-Sung, Cheng Yeung-Leung
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BACKGROUND: Cell surface glycoproteins of the CD44 family play roles in cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. Their aberrant expression has been implicated in tumor invasion and metastasis of a variety of neoplasms, but not, to date, of thymic epithelial tumors. METHODS: To investigate the expression of CD44 molecules, immunohistochemical staining using monoclonal antibodies against human CD44 standard form...
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