Open AccessExpression of Ets-1 proto-oncoprotein in gastrointestinal stromal tumors, leiomyomas and schwannomas
Author(s) -
Toshiyuki Nakayama,
Ayumi Yoshizaki,
Shinji Naito,
Chun Yang Wen,
Gabit Alipov,
Yuichi Yakata,
Ichiro Sekine
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v12.i11.1743
Subject(s) - immunohistochemistry , gist , stromal cell , pathology , leiomyoma , medicine , gastrointestinal tract
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rare. GISTs differ from other mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract (e.g. leiomyomas and schwannomas). The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of Ets-1 in the growth and differentiation of GISTs.