H pylori infection is associated with downregulation of E-cadherin, a molecule involved in epithelial cell adhesion and proliferation control

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 410-412

  Terres A M ^a,c   Pajares, J M ^b   O'Toole, D ^a   Ahern, S ^a   Kelleher, D ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

E cadherin; Gastric cancer; Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

ALPHA6 INTEGRIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; FIBRONECTIN; INTEGRIN; LAMININ; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; SCLEROPROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UVOMORULIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CELL ADHESION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOWN REGULATION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH CANCER;

EID: 0031809678     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.51.5.410     Document Type: Article

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