Beclin 1 deficiency correlated with lymph node metastasis, predicts a distinct outcome in intrahepatic and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.

Autophagy can be tumor suppressive as well as promotive in regulation of tumorigenesis and disease progression. Accordingly, the prognostic significance of autophagy key regulator Beclin 1 was varied among different tumors. Here, we detected the clinicopathological and prognostic effect of Beclin 1...

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Main Authors: Tian-Tian Wang, Qing-Hua Cao, Ming-Yuan Chen, Qing Xia, Xin-Juan Fan, Xiao-Kun Ma, Qu Lin, Chang-Chang Jia, Min Dong, Dan-Yun Ruan, Ze-Xiao Lin, Jing-Yun Wen, Li Wei, Xing Li, Zhan-Hong Chen, Lei Wang, Xiang-Yuan Wu, Xiang-Bo Wan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3841169?pdf=render