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Phenotype analysis by MUC2, MUC5AC, MUC6, and CD10 expression in Epstein-Barr virus-associated gastric carcinoma.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Aug 2006
Barua Rita Rani, Uozaki Hiroshi, Chong Ja-Mun, Ushiku Tetsuo, Hino Rumi, Chang Moon-Sung, Nagai Hideo, Fukayama Masashi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Gastric marker mucins (MUC5AC and MUC6) and intestinal marker molecules (MUC2 and CD10) have been used to determine the cell lineage of epithelial cell of gastric carcinoma (GC). METHODS: To clarify the characteristics of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated GC, 18 cases were immunohistochemically evaluated along with 56 cases of EBV-negative GC. RESULTS: MUC2 expression was lower in EBV-associated GC:...
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