Article
Lewis system alterations in gastric carcinogenesis.
Cancer - 15 Oct 1990
Torrado J, Blasco E, Gutierrez-Hoyos A, Cosme A, Lojendio M, Arenas J I
Abstract excerpt
Alterations in the expression of type 1 blood group-related antigens (Lewis a and b) were examined immunohistochemically in 371 consecutives gastric biopsy and 80 surgical specimens from patients of gastric carcinoma. The ABH and Lewis phenotype and secretor status of the patients were correlated with histologic findings. An anomalous expression of Lewis a antigen was found in 88 of 249 gastric biopsy specimens...
Topics
- Humans
- Lewis Blood Group Antigens
- Phenotype
- Precancerous Conditions
- Stomach Neoplasms
