Claudin-7 expression in human epithelial ovarian cancer
TASSI RA, BIGNOTTI E, FALCHETTI M, RAVANINI M, CALZA S, RAVAGGI A, BANDIERA E, FACCHETTI F, PECORELLI S, SANTIN AD. Claudin-7 expression in human epithelial ovarian cancer. International Journal Of Gynecological Cancer 2008, 18: 1262-1271. PMID: 18298564, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2008.01194.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial ovarian carcinomaHistologic typeClaudin-7 expressionClaudin-7Ovarian carcinomaOvarian cancerPeritoneal cavityEOC cellsMetastatic epithelial ovarian carcinomaHuman epithelial ovarian cancerCLDN-7 expressionMain histologic typesEpithelial ovarian cancerProtein levelsGrade of differentiationReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionTranscription-polymerase chain reactionTight junction proteinsNovel diagnostic markerEpithelium cell lineSingle neoplastic cellsHuman normal tissuesPleural effusionPathologic stageInflammatory cells