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Insulin-like growth factor 2 messenger RNA binding protein 3 (IGF2BP3) is a marker of unfavourable prognosis in colorectal cancer.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Dec 2012
Lochhead Paul, Imamura Yu, Morikawa Teppei, Kuchiba Aya, Yamauchi Mai, Liao Xiaoyun, Qian Zhi Rong, Nishihara Reiko, Wu Kana, Meyerhardt Jeffrey A, Fuchs Charles S, Ogino Shuji
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BACKGROUND: Evidence suggests that insulin-like growth factor 2 messenger RNA binding protein 3 (IGF2BP3, also known as IMP3) represents a promising cancer biomarker. However, the clinical, pathological, molecular and prognostic features of IGF2BP3-positive colorectal cancers remain uncertain. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We evaluated IGF2BP3 expression by immunohistochemistry in 671 rectal and colon cancer cases that...
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