Human Pathology
Volume 41, Issue 4 , Pages 477-484 , April 2010

IMP3 expression is correlated with histologic grade of lung adenocarcinoma

  • Jennifer J. Findeis-Hosey, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
    • ,
  • Qi Yang, AAS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
    • ,
  • Betsy O. Spaulding, BS

      Affiliations

    • Dako North America, Carpinteria, CA 93013, USA
    • ,
  • Hanlin L. Wang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
    • ,
  • Haodong Xu, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Box 626, University of Rochester Medical Center, Elmwood 601, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.

Received 28 May 2009 ,Revised 30 September 2009 ,Accepted 7 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2009.10.004

Human Pathology
Volume 41, Issue 4 , Pages 477-484 , April 2010

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