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Molecular pathological analysis of mucinous adenocarcinomas of the stomach.
Pathobiology : journal of immunopathology, molecular and cellular biology - 1 Jan 2004
Wu Ming, Semba Shuho, Li Dong, Yokozaki Hiroshi
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OBJECTIVE: Mucinous adenocarcinomas (MACs) of the stomach usually show an invasive expansive growth and a poor prognosis. We examined the possibility of molecular pathological subtyping of MACs of the stomach. METHODS: Forty-one formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded MAC specimens of the stomach were analyzed. Mucin subtypes (MUC2, CD10, HGM, M-GGMC-1) and expression levels of hMLH1, p53 and Ki-67 were analyzed by...
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