Tumorigenic role of podoplanin in esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma

• Main Authors: ., Nur Rahadiani, Ikeda, Jun-ichiro, Makino, Tomoki, Tian, Tian, Qiu, Ying, Mamat, Suhana, Wang, Yi, Doki, Yuichiro, Aozasa, Katsuyuki, Morii, Eiichi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Society of Surgical Oncology 2010
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/12086/1/Tumorigenic_Role_of_Podoplanin_in_Esophageal_Squamous-Cell_Carcinoma.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/12086/; http://www.springerlink.com/content/c8w2v6p3g075m652/

Background. Podoplanin, a mucin-type transmembrane glycoprotein, is thought to be one of the cancer stem cell markers for squamous-cell carcinoma of the vulva. The objectives of the present study were to examine the role of podoplanin in esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma (ESCC). Methods. Expr...