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SUBMITTER: Li X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6775817 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Xueqin X Wang Gongcheng G Liu Juan J Ding Guoxian G
Oncology reports 20190910 5
Perirenal adipose tissue (PAT) has been implicated in renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The expression of uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) is higher in PAT compared with that in back subcutaneous adipose tissue (bSAT). The aim of the present study was to determine UCP1 expression in different parts of PAT and to analyze the correlation between UCP1 expression in PAT and RCC. PAT from the upper and lower renal poles and bSAT samples were collected from 50 patients with RCC (RCC group) and 54 patients with r ...[more]