Overexpression of long non-coding RNA UCA1 predicts a poor prognosis in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 7938-7944

  Li, Ji Yuan ^a   Ma, Xin ^a   Zhang, Can Bin ^a  

^a HENAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; Long non coding rnas; Uca1

Indexed keywords

LONG UNTRANSLATED RNA; TUMOR MARKER; UCA1 RNA, HUMAN;

AGED; CELL MOTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DISEASE COURSE; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR CELL LINE; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; BIOMARKERS, TUMOR; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL PROLIFERATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RNA, LONG NONCODING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84919489608     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19362625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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