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Distinct expression pattern of claudin-6, a primitive phenotypic tight junction molecule, in germ cell tumours and visceral carcinomas.
Histopathology - 1 Dec 2012
Ushiku Tetsuo, Shinozaki-Ushiku Aya, Maeda Daichi, Morita Shigeki, Fukayama Masashi
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AIMS: This study aimed to clarify claudin-6 expression patterns in cancers. METHODS AND RESULTS: We surveyed claudin-6 expression by immunohistochemistry using tissue microarray in 860 tumours, including germ cell tumours and major carcinomas. Claudin-6 was expressed consistently in germ cell tumours (28 of 28, 100%), whereas only 64 (8%) of 832 non-germ cell tumours demonstrated claudin-6 expression. Further...
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