Four-protein signature accurately predicts lymph node metastasis and survival in oral squamous cell carcinoma

Human Pathology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 417-426

  Zanaruddin, Sharifah Nurain Syed ^a   Saleh, Amyza ^a   Yang, Yi Hsin ^b   Hamid, Sharifah ^a   Mustafa, Wan Mahadzir Wan ^c   Khairul Bariah, A A N ^d,e   Zain, Rosnah Binti ^f   Lau, Shin Hin ^d   Cheong, Sok Ching ^a,f  

^a CANCER RESEARCH INITIATIVES FOUNDATION   (Malaysia)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

^d INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

^e SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Lymph node metastasis; Oral squamous cell carcinoma; Prognostic signature; Survival

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; LAMININ GAMMA 2; RAS HOMOLOG FAMILY MEMBER C; TUMOR MARKER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER SURVIVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TISSUE MICROARRAY;

EID: 84873728989     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: 15328392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2012.06.007     Document Type: Article

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