Osteopontin is a promoter for hepatocellular carcinoma metastasis: A summary of 10 years of studies

Frontiers of Medicine in China

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 24-32

  Qin, Lunxiu ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

biomarker; genetic polymorphism; hepatocellular carcinoma; metastasis; osteopontin (OPN); prognosis; therapeutic target

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; OSTEOPONTIN;

BLOOD; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; HUMAN; LIVER NEOPLASMS; METASTASIS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; OSTEOPONTIN; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 84897615727     PISSN: 16737342     EISSN: 16737458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11684-014-0312-8     Document Type: Review

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