Amphiregulin and Epiregulin mRNA expression in primary colorectal cancer and corresponding liver metastases

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Amphiregulin (AREG) and Epiregulin (EREG), ligands of EGFR, are reported to be predictive biomarkers of colorectal cancer patients treated with Cetuximab, an anti-EGFR antibody. The purpose of this study is to determine the correlati...

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Main Authors: Kuramochi Hidekazu, Nakajima Go, Kaneko Yuka, Nakamura Ayako, Inoue Yuji, Yamamoto Masakazu, Hayashi Kazuhiko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-03-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/12/88