Open AccessDifferential c-erbB-1 and c-erbB-2 mRNA expression in cancer of the pancreas compared with cancer of the papilla of Vater
Author(s) -
Klaus L. Prenzel,
Ute Warnecke-Eberz,
Jan Brabender,
Stephan Baldus,
Elfriede Bollschweiler,
Christian A. Gutschow,
Uta Drebber,
Arnulf H. Hoelscher,
Paul M. Schneider
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.i3.437
Subject(s) - major duodenal papilla , pancreatic cancer , survivin , adenocarcinoma , pancreas , cancer , cancer research , ca19 9 , erbb , biology , medicine , pathology
We examined quantitative mRNA expression of growth factor receptors (c-erbB-1, c-erbB-2) and the anti-apoptosis gene survivin known to be regulated in pancreatic adenocarcinomas and compared the expression pattern with that in carcinomas of the papilla of Vater.