Thymidylate synthase expression in primary colorectal tumours is correlated with its expression in metastases

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 471-476

  Bendardaf, Riyad ^a,b   Elzagheid, Adam ^a,c   Lamlum, Hanan ^a,b   Ålgars, Annika ^a,b   Korkeila, Eija ^a   Ristamäki, Raija ^a   Collan, Yrjo ^c   Syrjänen, Kari ^a   Pyrhönen, Seppo ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

CRC; Immunostaining; Metastasis; Primary; Thymidylate synthase

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE;

ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METASTASIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FLUOROURACIL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; PROGNOSIS; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 34147113851     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520600960120     Document Type: Article

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