How echinoccocosis affects potential cancer markers in plasma: galectin-3, sN-cadherin and sE-cadherin? a preliminary report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>An increasing number of publications are suggesting that galectin-3 (Gal-3) and soluble cadherin fragments, such as E-cadherin (sE-CAD) and N-cadherin (sN-CAD), may be considered as cancer markers. Despite the promising results of th...

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Main Authors: Giebultowicz Joanna, Polanska-Plachta Malgorzata, Wroczynski Piotr, Zaborowski Piotr, Polanski Jerzy A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-02-01
Series:Diagnostic Pathology
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Online Access:http://www.diagnosticpathology.org/content/7/1/17