Proteins from the Wnt pathway are involved in the pathogenesis and progression of mammary phyllodes tumours

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1016-1020

  Karim, R Z ^a,b,c   Gerega, S K ^d   Yang, Y H ^d   Horvath, L ^e,f   Spillane, A ^c   Carmalt, H ^a   Scolyer, R A ^a,b,c   Lee, C S ^a,c,d,g,h  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CANCER INSTITUTE NSW   (Australia)

^c University of Sydney   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e SYDNEY CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^f GARVAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^g LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; SECRETED FRIZZLED RELATED PROTEIN 4; UVOMORULIN; WNT PROTEIN; WNT1 PROTEIN; WNT5A PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER GROWTH; CYSTOSARCOMA PHYLLOIDES; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; EPITHELIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAINING; STROMA; TISSUE MICROARRAY;

BETA CATENIN; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CADHERINS; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; PHYLLODES TUMOR; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE ARRAY ANALYSIS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; WNT PROTEINS;

EID: 73349103478     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2009.066977     Document Type: Article

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