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Identification of the high-risk group for metastasis of gastric cancer cases by vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1 overexpression in peripheral blood.
British journal of cancer - 4 Jun 2007
Kosaka Y, Mimori K, Fukagawa T, Ishikawa K, Etoh T, Katai H, Sano T, Watanabe M, Sasako M, Mori M
Abstract excerpt
Identification of an isolated tumour cell with metastatic ability is important for predicting the recurrence and prognosis of gastric cancer. A biological marker for evaluating the metastatic ability of gastric cancer cells has not yet been identified. We assessed vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1 mRNA expression by quantitative real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. Vascular...
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