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Lack of expression of E-cadherin is associated with dissemination of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis and poor outcome
1 Mar 1997
Abstract excerpt
Langerhans' cell histiocytosis (LCH) often occurs in children as a cutaneous disease. The course of the disease is characterized by either spontaneous resolution or multivisceral dissemination with poor prognosis. The pathogenesis of LCH is not known. Since E-cadherin mediates homophilic adhesion of normal Langerhans' cells to keratinocytes and is also a ligand of the alpha E beta 7 intraepithelial lymphocyte...
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