Embryonic morphogen nodal is associated with progression and poor prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma.

BACKGROUND: Nodal, a TGF-β-related embryonic morphogen, is involved in multiple biologic processes. However, the expression of Nodal in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and its correlation with tumor angiogenesis, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, and prognosis is unclear. METHODS: We used real-time...

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Main Authors: Jing Chen, Wen-Bin Liu, Wei-Dong Jia, Ge-Liang Xu, Jin-Liang Ma, Yun Ren, Hao Chen, Si-Nan Sun, Mei Huang, Jian-Sheng Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3897529?pdf=render