Adhesion-related proteins E-cadherin, P-cadherin, CD44, and CD44v6, and antimetastatic protein nm23H1 in complete hydatidiform moles in relation to invasion potential

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 532-539

  Balaram, Prabha ^a   Alex, S ^a   Panikkar, B ^a   Rajalekshmi, T N ^b  

^a REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (India)

^b Sree Avittom Thirunal Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

CD44; CD44v6; Complete hydatidiform moles; E cadherin; Immunohistochemistry; nm23H1; P cadherin

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; HERMES ANTIGEN; NUCLEOSIDE DIPHOSPHATE KINASE A; P CADHERIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UVOMORULIN;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL INVASION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TROPHOBLAST;

ANTIGENS, CD44; CADHERINS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NUCLEOSIDE-DIPHOSPHATE KINASE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; PROTEINS; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 2942618787     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1048-891x.2004.014316.x     Document Type: Article

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