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CD44v/CD44s expression patterns are associated with the survival of pancreatic carcinoma patients.
Diagnostic pathology - 8 Apr 2014
Li Zhonghu, Chen Kai, Jiang Peng, Zhang Xi, Li Xiaowu, Li Zhihua
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: CD44 variants have been associated with tumor invasion and metastasis, but CD44 expression patterns have not been systematically investigated in pancreatic carcinoma. This study systematically investigated whether CD44 expression patterns are involved in pancreatic carcinoma metastasis and prognosis. METHODS: We applied primers specific for all CD44 variants and CD44s to analyze the...
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