Coexpression of EpCAM, CD44 variant isoforms and claudin-7 in anaplastic thyroid carcinoma.

Anaplastic thyroid cancer is considered to be one of the most aggressive human malignancies, and the mean survival time after diagnosis is approximately six months, regardless of treatments. This study aimed to examine how EpCAM and its related molecules are involved in the characteristics of anapla...

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Main Authors: Toshihiro Okada, Teruo Nakamura, Takayuki Watanabe, Naoyoshi Onoda, Atsuko Ashida, Ryuhei Okuyama, Ken-ichi Ito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3984167?pdf=render