Article
Down-regulation of p27 is associated with development of colorectal adenocarcinoma metastases.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Sept 1998
Thomas G V, Szigeti K, Murphy M, Draetta G, Pagano M, Loda M
Abstract excerpt
The cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27 is a negative regulator of the cell cycle and a potential tumor suppressor gene. Because we had previously demonstrated that loss of p27 protein is associated with aggressive behavior in colorectal adenocarcinomas, we used immunohistochemistry and in situ...
Topics
- Adenocarcinoma
- Aged
- Cell Cycle Proteins
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27
- Down-Regulation
- Female
- Humans
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Ki-67 Antigen
- Liver Neoplasms
- Male
