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Endometrial Cancer
Reports from C. Morrison and colleagues advance knowledge in endometrial cancer
March 13th, 2008
"Mucin expression patterns have been studied in tumors from various sites. Previous studies have shown an association of MUC1 with poor prognosis and MUC2 and MUC5AC with a mucinous phenotype," researchers in the United States report. "The pattern of mucin expression in endometrial carcinomas has not been documented in a large series. We determined the mucin expression profile in endometrial carcinomas and evaluated the relationship between mucin expression and clinical-pathologic parameters. A tissue microarray of 310 cases of endometrial carcinoma with known clinical outcome was constructed from formalin-fixed, paraffin-em bedded donor blocks using two 0.6mm cores...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-03-13)
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