NM23 protein expression in colorectal carcinoma using TMA (tissue microarray): association with metastases and survival

CONTEXT: NM23, a metastasis suppressor gene, may be associated with prognosis in patients with colorectal carcinoma. OBJECTIVE: To analyze NM23 expression and its association with the presence of lymph node and liver metastases and survival in patients operated on for colorectal carcinoma. METHODS:...

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Main Authors: Levindo Alves de Oliveira, Ricardo Artigiani-Neto, Daniel Reis Waisberg, Luis Cesar Fernandes, Flávio de Oliveira Lima, Jaques Waisberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2010-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032010000400008&lng=en&tlng=en