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The expression of hepatocyte nuclear factor-4alpha, a developmental regulator of visceral endoderm, correlates with the intestinal phenotype of gastric adenocarcinomas.
Pathology - 1 Dec 2006
Kojima Kazuhiro, Kishimoto Takashi, Nagai Yuichiro, Tanizawa Tohru, Nakatani Yukio, Miyazaki Masaru, Ishikura Hiroshi
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AIMS: Hepatocyte nuclear factor (HNF)-4alpha is a developmental regulator of the visceral endoderm, which is expressed in the embryonic gut and later in the adult intestine and colon. However, adult gastric mucosa does not express HNF-4alpha. We investigated the possible involvement of HNF-4alpha in intestinal metaplasia and the intestinalisation of gastric adenocarcinomas. METHODS: Thirty-five cases of...
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