Osteopontin Splice Variants Differentially Exert Clinicopathological Features and Biological Functions in Gastric Cancer

<p><b>Purpose: </b> Gastric cancer (GC) remains a leading cause of death worldwide, and an elevated expression of osteopontin (OPN) may correlate with its poor survival. Alternative splicing of OPN can result in three isoforms, OPN-a, OPN-b and OPN-c. The aim of our current study i...

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Main Author: Xiaojian Tang, Jianfang Li, Beiqin Yu, Liping Su, Yingyan Yu, Min Yan, Bingya Liu, Zhenggang Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ivyspring International Publisher 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Biological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.biolsci.org/v09p0055.htm