The developmental transcription factor GATA4 is overexpressed in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-55

  Karafin, Matthew S ^a   Cummings, Christopher T ^a   Fu, Baojin ^a   Iacobuzio Donahue, Christine A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Embryology; Pancreatic cancer; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

GATA4 PROTEIN, HUMAN; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 4; TUMOR MARKER;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; PANCREAS; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PANCREAS TUMOR; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PATHOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TISSUE MICROARRAY;

AGED; CARCINOMA, PANCREATIC DUCTAL; FEMALE; FETUS; GATA4 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MALE; PANCREAS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX FACTORS; TISSUE ARRAY ANALYSIS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 77449156435     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19362625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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