CD146 expression correlates with epithelial-mesenchymal transition markers and a poor prognosis in gastric cancer

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 6399-6406

  Liu, Wen Fang ^a   Ji, Shu Rong ^a   Sun, Jian Jun ^a   Zhang, Yi ^a   Liu, Zhong Yan ^a   Liang, Ai Bin ^a   Zeng, Hua Zong ^b  

^a TONGJI HOSPITAL OF TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CD146; Epithelial mesenchymal transition; Gastric cancer; Immunohistochemistry; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; CD146 ANTIGEN; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; UVOMORULIN; VIMENTIN; MCAM PROTEIN, HUMAN; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA; STOMACH CANCER; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; STOMACH TUMOR; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, CD146; EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84861566371     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms13056399     Document Type: Article

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