Open AccessMajor Protein of Carcinoembryonic Antigen Gene Family - CD66c, A Novel Marker in Colon Carcinoma
Author(s) -
Suma M Nataraj,
Chaitra Linganna Prema,
Manjunath Gubbanna Vimalambike,
Sheeladevi Chandakavadi Shivalingaiah,
Shivakumar Sundaram,
Ashwini Prem Kumar,
Ananda Kuruvatti Math,
Akila Prashant
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/17180.7286
Subject(s) - colorectal cancer , medicine , exact test , immunohistochemistry , carcinoembryonic antigen , carcinoma , pathology , oncology , population , cancer , environmental health
In view of rising trend of the incidence of colorectal carcinoma in the Indian population due to adoption of western lifestyles and behaviours, we investigated the expression of the new emerging stem cell biomarker, CD66c in colorectal carcinoma of Indian origin.