Meta-analysis of the prognostic value of smad4 immunohistochemistry in various cancers.

Accumulating evidence indicates that Smad4 (DPC4) plays a fundamental role in the development and prognosis of several types of cancer. The objective of this study was to conduct a meta-analysis to evaluate whether the loss of Smad4 staining could serve as a prognostic marker.A comprehensive meta-an...

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Main Authors: Yiping Du, Xin Zhou, Zebo Huang, Tianzhu Qiu, Jian Wang, Wei Zhu, Tongshan Wang, Ping Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4198206?pdf=render