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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
DISEASE(S): atypical lung carcinoid
SUBMITTER: Dorian Swarts
PROVIDER: E-MEXP-3790 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 20130226 8
<h4>Purpose</h4>Pulmonary carcinoids are well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors showing usually a favorable prognosis. However, there is a risk for late recurrence and/or distant metastasis. Because histologic classification in typical and atypical carcinoids is difficult and its reliability to predict disease outcome varies, we evaluated three genes as potential prognostic markers, that is, orthopedia homeobox (OTP), CD44, and rearranged during transfection (RET).<h4>Experimental design</h4> ...[more]