Expression of HIWI in human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma is significantly associated with poorer prognosis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>HIWI, the human homologue of Piwi family, is present in CD34<sup>+ </sup>hematopoietic stem cells and germ cells, but not in well-differentiated cell populations, indicating that HIWI may play an impotent role in determin...

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Main Authors: Shou Chengcao, Fan Qingxia, Wang Qi, Wang Zhihui, He Wei, Wang Junsheng, Giercksky Karl-Erik, Nesland Jahn M, Suo Zhenhe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/9/426