Metallothionein expression in colorectal cancer: Relevance of different isoforms for tumor progression and patient survival

Human Pathology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 197-208

  Arriaga, Juan Martín ^a   Levy, Estrella Mariel ^a   Bravo, Alicia Inés ^b   Bayo, Sergio Morales ^c   Amat, Mora ^d   Aris, Mariana ^e   Hannois, Adrián ^b   Bruno, Luisina ^d   Roberti, María Paula ^a   Loria, Fernando Sánchez ^d   Pairola, Alejandro ^d   Huertas, Eduardo ^d   Mordoh, José ^a,e   Bianchini, Michele ^a,d  

^a Instituto Médico Especializado Alexander Fleming   (Argentina)

^b Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos Eva Peronquot   (Argentina)

^c Hospital Municipal Prof Dr Houssay   (Argentina)

^d Instituto Especializado Alexander Fleming   (Argentina)

^e FUNDACIÓN INSTITUTO LELOIR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Colorectal cancer; Hypermethylation; Metallothioneins; Oncogenesis; Survival

Indexed keywords

HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITOR; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOTHIONEIN 1E; METALLOTHIONEIN 1F; METALLOTHIONEIN 1G; METALLOTHIONEIN 1H; METALLOTHIONEIN 1M; METALLOTHIONEIN 1X; METALLOTHIONEIN I; METALLOTHIONEIN II; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL ADENOMA; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADENOMA; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARGENTINA; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GENE SILENCING; HUMANS; MALE; METALLOTHIONEIN; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RNA, MESSENGER; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84855996739     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: 15328392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2011.04.015     Document Type: Article

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