Utilization of CDX2 expression in diagnosing pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and predicting prognosis.

CDX2, a master transcriptional regulator of intestinal cell differentiation and survival, has been used as a marker to indicate colorectal lineage in adenocarcinomas of unknown origin. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most common causes for adenocarcinomas of unknown origin, but...

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Main Authors: Wenbin Xiao, Hong Hong, Amad Awadallah, Lan Zhou, Wei Xin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3906088?pdf=render