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Overexpression of eukaryotic initiation factor 4E (eIF4E) and its clinical significance in lung adenocarcinoma.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Nov 2009
Wang Rui, Geng Jian, Wang Jing-hua, Chu Xiao-yuan, Geng Huai-cheng, Chen Long-bang
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BACKGROUND: Eukaryotic initiation factor 4E (eIF4E), an important regulator of translation, plays important roles in tumor transformation, progression and metastasis. However, the clinical significance of eIF4E expression in lung adenocarcinoma (AdC) remains unclear. The aim of this study was to explore the expression of eIF4E gene in lung adenocarcinoma cell lines and tissues, and to investigate its relationship...
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