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Connexin 26 expression correlates with less aggressive phenotype of intestinal type-gastric carcinomas.
International journal of molecular medicine - 1 May 2010
Liu Xiaoli, Furuya Tomoko, Li Dongyan, Xu Jingda, Cao Xixi, Li Qingquan, Xu Jiawen, Xu Zude, Sasaki Kohsuke, Liu Xiuping
Abstract excerpt
Connexin 26 (Cx26), one of the gap junction-forming family members, is more controversial than other members, as a tumor suppressor. Here, we assessed Cx26 expression in gastric carcinoma, which has not been investigated before, and its clinical significance including survival analyses. Cx26 expression was assessed in 205 tissue samples from gastric carcinoma by immunohistochemistry. Of 205 gastric carcinoma...
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