Clinical significance of axin and β-catenin protein expression in primary hepatocellular carcinomas

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 677-681

  Guan, Cheng Nong ^a   Chen, Xin Ming ^a   Lou, Hai Qing ^a   Liao, Xiang Hui ^a   Chen, Bao Ying ^a   Zhang, Pei Weng ^a  

^a GUANGDONG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Axin; Hepatocellular; Immunohistochemstry; catenin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; AXIN; AXIN1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; BETA CATENIN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CELL MEMBRANE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; METABOLISM; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PORTAL VEIN; PROGNOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; AXIN PROTEIN; BETA CATENIN; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PORTAL VEIN; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84866462043     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.2.677     Document Type: Article

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