Beta- and gamma-catenin expression in thyroid carcinomas

Journal of Pathology

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 267-272

  Cerrato, Aniello ^a   Fulciniti, Francesco ^b   Avallone, Antonio ^b   Benincasa, Giulio ^b   Palombini, Lucio ^b   Grieco, Michele ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c Dipto di Med Sperim e Clinica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cadherin; Catenins; Immunohistochemistry; Thyroid carcinoma

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; CADHERIN; CATENIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL CONTACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA;

ADENOCARCINOMA, FOLLICULAR; ADULT; AGED; BETA CATENIN; CADHERINS; CARCINOMA; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DESMOPLAKINS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GAMMA CATENIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THYROID NEOPLASMS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031853107     PISSN: 00223417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9896(199807)185:3<267::AID-PATH113>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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