Deregulation of E-cadherin-catenin complex in precancerous lesions of gastric adenocarcinoma

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 534-539

  Chan, Annie On On ^a   Wong, Benjamin Chun Yu ^a   Lan, Hui Yao ^a   Loke, Shee Loong ^b   Chan, Wai Kong ^c   Hui, Wai Mo ^a   Yuen, Yui Hung ^a   Ng, Irene ^a   Hou, Laurence ^c   Wong, Wai Man ^a   Yuen, Man Fung ^a   Luk, John Moon Ching ^a   Lam, Shiu Kum ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b St Teresa's Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^c Department of Surgery University of Hong Kong Queen Mary Hospital ^*  (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Catenin; E cadherin; Gastric cancer; Intestinal metaplasia

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CATENIN; BETA CATENIN; CATENIN; UVOMORULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATROPHIC GASTRITIS; CARCINOGENESIS; CHRONIC GASTRITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE METAPLASIA; MALE; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCORING SYSTEM; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA;

EID: 0037716553     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2003.02998.x     Document Type: Article

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