Hedgehog related protein expression in breast cancer: Gli-2 is associated with poor overall survival

Korean Journal of Pathology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 116-123

  Im, Soyoung ^a   Choi, Hyun Joo ^a   Yoo, Changyoung ^a   Jung, Ji Han ^a   Jeon, Ye Won ^a   Suh, Young Jin ^a   Kang, Chang Suk ^b  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Gli protein; Gli 2 protein; Hedgehog proteins

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879225460     PISSN: 17381843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4132/KoreanJPathol.2013.47.2.116     Document Type: Article

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