Open AccessStudy of the Murine Double Minute 2 status in patients with gastric and colorectal carcinomas and its correlation with prognostic factors
Author(s) -
Sepideh Siadati,
Jalali Nadoushan Mohammadreza,
Ali Davati,
Torabi Parizi Gholamreza,
Samira Ghasemi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.97866
Subject(s) - medicine , immunohistochemistry , colorectal cancer , colorectal adenocarcinoma , mdm2 , adenocarcinoma , lymph node , h&e stain , gastroenterology , oncology , gastric tumor , pathology , stomach , cancer , apoptosis , biology , biochemistry
Gastric and colorectal cancers are the second and the fourth most common cancers in Iran, respectively. The presence of Murine Double Minute 2 (MDM2) has been identified in many cancers and its relationship with prognosis is under investigation. This study aimed to assess the status of MDM2 and its relationship with prognostic factors in gastric and colorectal carcinoma.