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Clinicopathological significance of urokinase-type plasminogen activator genotypes in gastric cancer.
Hepato-gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2000
Wu Chun-Ying, Wu Ming-Shiang, Chen Yi-Ju, Chen Hsiao-Ping, Chen Chien-Jen, Chang Chi-Sen, Lin Jaw-Town
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: The roles of urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) expression in tumor occurrence, invasion and prognosis have been established. However, how uPA genetic polymorphisms influence the occurrence and outcome of tumors is not as clear. METHODOLOGY: We conducted a case-control study based on previously stored peripheral blood samples from 237 gastric cancer patients and 242 healthy controls. uPA...
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