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Clinicopathological and prognostic significance of mucin phenotype in gastric cancer.
Journal of surgical oncology - 1 Aug 2008
Wakatsuki Kohei, Yamada Yukishige, Narikiyo Michihiro, Ueno Masato, Takayama Tomoyoshi, Tamaki Hidetoshi, Miki Katsuhiko, Matsumoto Sohei, Enomoto Koji, Yokotani Tomoyo, Nakajima Yoshiyuki
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Gastric and intestinal mucin phenotype cell markers are widely expressed in gastric carcinoma cells, irrespective of their tumor histological type. In the present study, we tried to reveal the clinicopathological significance of mucin phenotype in human gastric carcinomas. Moreover, we investigated the clinical significance of RUNX3 in association with mucin phenotype. METHODS: The...
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