Significance of Expression of Human METCAM/MUC18 in Nasopharyngeal Carcinomas and Metastatic Lesions

• Published in: Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 245 - 252
• Main Authors: Lin, Jin-Ching, Chiang, Cheng-Feng, Wang, Shur-Wern, Wang, Wen-Yi, Kwan, Po-Cheung, Wu, Guang-Jer
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: RT-PCR; NPC progression; immunoblot; immunohistochemistry; HuMETCAM/MUC18

Human METCAM/MUC18, a cell adhesion molecule (CAM) in the immunoglobulin-like gene super family, plays a dual role in the progression of several epithelium cancers; however, its role in the nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) remains unclear. To initiate the study we determined human METCAM/MUC18 express...