Human Pathology
Volume 41, Issue 5 , Pages 724-736 , May 2010

Nuclear or cytoplasmic localization of Bag-1 distinctly correlates with pathologic behavior and outcome of gastric carcinomas

  • Hua-chuan Zheng, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001 China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Xiao-yan Xu, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001 China
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  • Ya-nan Xing, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001 China
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  • Zheng-li Wei, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001 China
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  • Hiroyuki Takahashi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Science, University of Toyama, Toyama, 930-0194 Japan
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  • Shinji Masuda, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Kouseiren Takaoka Hospital, Takaoka, 933-8555 Japan
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  • Yasuo Takano, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Science, University of Toyama, Toyama, 930-0194 Japan

Received 13 July 2009 ,Revised 15 October 2009 ,Accepted 22 October 2009.

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☆ This study was supported by Shenyang Outstanding Talent Foundation of China, Liaoning BaiQianWan Talents Program, Scientific and Technological Projects for Oversea Returned persons, Ministry of Personnel; Shenyang Science and Technology Grand (1091175-1-00); Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, State Education Ministry; Grant-in-aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Technology of Japan (20659109; 21790624), and Smoking Research Foundation.

PII: S0046-8177(09)00396-7

doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2009.10.017

Human Pathology
Volume 41, Issue 5 , Pages 724-736 , May 2010

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