Cytoplasmic and/or nuclear expression of β-catenin correlate with poor prognosis and unfavorable clinicopathological factors in hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND: The β-catenin is an important effector in WNT/β-catenin signaling pathway, which exerts a crucial role in the development and progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Some researchers have suggested that the overexpression of β-catenin in cytoplasm and/or nucleus was closely correl...

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Main Authors: Jiang Chen, Jinghua Liu, Renan Jin, Jiliang Shen, Yuelong Liang, Rui Ma, Hui Lin, Xiao Liang, Hong Yu, Xiujun Cai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4234306?pdf=render