A study of Smad4, Smad6 and Smad7 in Surgically Resected Samples of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma and Their Correlation with Clinicopathological Parameters and Patient Survival
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Smad4 is the common mediator of the tumor suppressive functions of TGF-beta. Smad6 and Smad7 are the antagonists of the TGF-beta pathway. This study investigates the differential protein expressions of Smad4, Smad6 and Smad7 in tumor...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Research Notes |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/4/560 |