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Expression of adipophilin in gastric epithelial neoplasia is associated with intestinal differentiation and discriminates between adenoma and adenocarcinoma.
Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology - 1 Feb 2016
Gushima Ryosuke, Yao Takashi, Kurisaki-Arakawa Aiko, Hara Kieko, Hayashi Takuo, Fukumura Yuki, Saito Tsuyoshi, Arakawa Atsushi, Yao Kenshi, Sasaki Yutaka
Abstract excerpt
Adipophilin, a lipid droplet-associated protein that regulates lipid droplet structure and formation, is expressed in a wide variety of tumors. The aims of this study were to evaluate the frequency and distribution pattern of adipophilin expression in gastric epithelial neoplasia and to correlate these variables with clinicopathological features and the mucin phenotype. We retrospectively examined 159 cases of...
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