Is there a genetic signature for liver metastasis in colorectal cancer?

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 44, 2007, Pages 5832-5844

  Nadal, Cristina ^a   Maurel, Joan ^a   Gascon, Pere ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arrays; Colorectal cancer; Expression profile; Genetic signature; Liver metastasis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CATENIN; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; CATHEPSIN; CD44V6 ANTIGEN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; EPITHELIAL CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; MATRILYSIN; MOLECULAR MARKER; OSTEOPONTIN; SIALYL LEWIS X ANTIGEN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RELATED APOPTOSIS INDUCING LIGAND; UROKINASE RECEPTOR; UVOMORULIN; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL ADHESION; CELL GROWTH; CELL INVASION; CELL SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; DNA MICROARRAY; DOWN REGULATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LIVER METASTASIS; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR GROWTH; UPREGULATION;

EID: 36348934042     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i44.5832     Document Type: Article

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