Low E-cadherin expression in bladder cancer at the transcriptional and protein level provides prognostic information

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 209-214

  Popov, Z ^a   Gil Diez De Medina, S ^a,b,c   Lefrere Belda, M A ^a   Hoznek, A ^a   Bastuji Garin, S ^a   Abbou, C C ^a   Thiery, J P ^b,c   Radvanyi, F ^b,c   Chopin, D K ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

^c SS CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY   (Macedonia)

Author keywords

Bladder carcinoma; Cell adhesion; E cadherin; Gene expression; Markers; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; UVOMORULIN;

ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0034089127     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.2000.1233     Document Type: Article

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