Vimentin is a potential prognostic factor for tongue squamous cell carcinoma among five epithelial-mesenchymal transition-related proteins.

We aimed to investigate the association of the expression levels of five epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)-related proteins (Snail, Twist, E-cadherin, N-cadherin, and Vimentin) with tumorigenesis, pathologic parameters and prognosis in tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC) patients by immunohi...

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Main Authors: Pei-Feng Liu, Bor-Hwang Kang, Yi-Min Wu, Ju-Hsin Sun, Liang-Ming Yen, Ting-Ying Fu, Yun-Chung Lin, Huei-Han Liou, Yaoh-Shiang Lin, Huei-Cin Sie, I-Chien Hsieh, Yu-Kai Tseng, Chih-Wen Shu, Yao-Dung Hsieh, Luo-Ping Ger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5453552?pdf=render