Activation of STAT3 signal pathway correlates with twist and E-cadherin expression in hepatocellular carcinoma and their clinical significance

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 120-129

  Zhang, Chuan Hai ^a,b   Xu, Ge Liang ^b   Jia, Wei Dong ^b   Li, Jian Sheng ^b   Ma, Jin Liang ^b   Ren, Wei Hua ^b   Ge, Yong Sheng ^b   Yu, Ji Hai ^b   Liu, Wen Bin ^b   Wang, Wei ^b  

^a TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

E cadherin; hepatocellular carcinoma; prognosis; signal transducer and activator of transcription 3; Twist

Indexed keywords

STAT3 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TWIST; UVOMORULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INVASION; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; CADHERINS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM STAGING; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAT3 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TWIST TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

EID: 84859101650     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.10.030     Document Type: Article

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