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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Hsueh-Fen Juan
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-33620 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
PloS one 20120907 9
Gastric cancer is a malignant disease that arises from the gastric epithelium. A potential biomarker for gastric cancer is the protein annexin A4 (ANXA4), an intracellular Ca(2+) sensor. ANXA4 is primarily found in epithelial cells, and is known to be involved in various biological processes, including apoptosis, cell cycling and anticoagulation. In respect to cancer, ANXA4-overexpression has been observed in cancers of various origins, including gastric tumors associated with Helicobacter pylor ...[more]