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Expression of nerve growth factor receptors is correlated with progression and prognosis of human pancreatic cancer.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 May 2006
Dang Chengxue, Zhang Yong, Ma Qingyong, Shimahara Yasuyuki
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BACKGROUND AND AIM: The aim of the present study was to investigate the prognostic value of the two types of nerve growth factor receptors (NGFR), namely high-affinity receptor TrkA and low-affinity receptor p75NGFR, in pancreatic cancer. METHODS: The mRNA expression of NGFR for TrkA and p75NGFR was examined in 56 human primary pancreatic cancers using real-time quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain...
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