High expression of forkhead box protein C2 is associated with aggressive phenotypes and poor prognosis in clinical hepatocellular carcinoma

Abstract Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the major causes of tumor death; thus, the identification of markers related to its diagnosis and prognosis is critical. Previous studies have revealed that epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is involved in tumor invasion and metas...

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Main Authors: Yuki Shimoda, Yasunari Ubukata, Tadashi Handa, Takehiko Yokobori, Takayoshi Watanabe, Dolgormaa Gantumur, Kei Hagiwara, Takahiro Yamanaka, Mariko Tsukagoshi, Takamichi Igarashi, Akira Watanabe, Norio Kubo, Kenichiro Araki, Norifumi Harimoto, Ayaka Katayama, Toshiaki Hikino, Takaaki Sano, Kyoichi Ogata, Hiroyuki Kuwano, Ken Shirabe, Tetsunari Oyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
HCC
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4503-6