Prognostic impact of hyaluronan and its regulators in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

BACKGROUND: Although pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is characterized by an abundant stroma enriched with hyaluronan (HA), the prognostic impact of HA and its regulators remains unknown. METHODS: Using immunohistochemistry, expression patterns of HA and its regulators, including a synthesizing enzy...

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Main Authors: Xiao-Bo Cheng, Norihiro Sato, Shiro Kohi, Koji Yamaguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3823618?pdf=render