ALCAM (CD166) expression and serum levels in pancreatic cancer.

BACKGROUND: This study was conducted to evaluate the expression of the activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule (ALCAM) in pancreatic cancer (PAC) and to determine whether or not the ectodomain shedding of ALCAM (s-ALCAM) could serve as a biomarker in the peripheral blood of PAC patients. MATERIAL...

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Main Authors: Michael Tachezy, Hilke Zander, Andreas H Marx, Phillip R Stahl, Florian Gebauer, Jakob R Izbicki, Maximilian Bockhorn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3380038?pdf=render