Patterns of β-catenin expression in gastric carcinoma: Clinicopathological relevance and mutation analysis

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-9

  Nabais, Sérgio ^a,b   Machado, José Carlos ^a,b   Lopes, Carlos ^c   Seruca, Raquel ^a,b   Carneiro, Fátima ^a,b,d   Sobrinho Simões, Manuel ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b Faculty of Engineering of Porto   (Portugal)

^c PORTUGUESE ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Portugal)

^d HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Beta catenin; Gastric cancer; Gastric carcinoma; Prognosis; Stomach; Wnt pathway

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL ISOLATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPH VESSEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; MIXED TUMOR; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STOMACH CARCINOMA;

EID: 0037283955     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106689690301100102     Document Type: Article

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