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Cervical Cancer
Progression of cervical neoplasia linked to decreased galectin-3 expression
March 23rd, 2006
Progression of cervical neoplasia was linked to decreased galectin-3 expression. According to recent research from South Korea, "Galectin-3 is expressed widely in epithelial and immune cells and the level of expression varies in many cancer cells relative to the normal tissues from which they arise. We investigated whether the expression of galectin-3 is associated with the progression of cervical neoplasia. Galectin-3 expression was evaluated in fresh frozen tissues of cervical carcinoma using real-time quantitative RT-PCR." "In addition, galectin-3 expression was evaluated at the protein level by immunohistochemistry in 90 formalin-fixed...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-03-23)
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