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BMC Cancer, Volume 6

 
Research article
An association of a simultaneous nuclear and cytoplasmic localization of Fra-1 with breast malignancy
Yuhua Song, Santai Song, Dong Zhang, Yan Zhang, Liyong Chen, Lu Qian, Ming Shi, Huibin Zhao, Zefei Jiang, Ning Guo
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:298 (28December2006)
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Research article
Reduced repair of 8-hydroxyguanine in the human breast cancer cell line, HCC1937
Simon G Nyaga, Althaf Lohani, Pawel Jaruga, Andrzej R Trzeciak, Miral Dizdaroglu, Michele K Evans
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:297 (27December2006)
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Research article
Tissue microarray analysis reveals a tight correlation between protein expression pattern and progression of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Li-yan Xue, Nan Hu, Yong-mei Song, Shuang-mei Zou, Jian-zhong Shou, Lu-xia Qian, Li-qun Ren, Dong-mei Lin, Tong Tong, Zu-gen He, Qi-min Zhan, Philip R Taylor, Ning Lu
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:296 (22December2006)
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Research article
High resolution melting analysis for the rapid and sensitive detection of mutations in clinical samples: KRAS codon 12 and 13 mutations in non-small cell lung cancer
Michael Krypuy, Genni M Newnham, David M Thomas, Matthew Conron, Alexander Dobrovic
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:295 (21December2006)
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Research article
Chemoresistance induces enhanced adhesion and transendothelial penetration of neuroblastoma cells by down-regulating NCAM surface expression
Roman A Blaheta, Frederick H Daher, Martin Michaelis, Christoph Hasenberg, Eva M Weich, Dietger Jonas, Rouslan Kotchetkov, Hans Willhelm Doerr, Jindrich Cinatl jr
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:294 (21December2006)
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Research article
Prognostic significance of multidrug-resistance protein (MDR-1) in renal clear cell carcinomas: A five year follow-up analysis
Chiara Mignogna, Stefania Staibano, Vincenzo Altieri, Gaetano De Rosa, Giuseppe Pannone, Angela Santoro, Rosanna Zamparese, Massimino D'Armiento, Romualdo Rocchetti, Ernesto Mezza, Mario Nasti, Viviana Strazzullo, Vittorino Montanaro, Massimo Mascolo, Pantaleo Bufo
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:293 (19December2006)
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Research article
Cell cycle regulation by the Wee1 Inhibitor PD0166285, Pyrido [2,3-d] pyimidine, in the B16 mouse melanoma cell line
Osamu Hashimoto, Masako Shinkawa, Takuji Torimura, Toru Nakamura, Karuppaiyah Selvendiran, Masaharu Sakamoto, Hironori Koga, Takato Ueno, Michio Sata
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:292 (19December2006)
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Research article
Many quality measurements, but few quality measures assessing the quality of breast cancer care in women: A systematic review
Howard M Schachter, Vasil Mamaladze, Gabriela Lewin, Ian D Graham, Melissa Brouwers, Margaret Sampson, Andra Morrison, Li Zhang, Peter O'Blenis, Chantelle Garritty
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:291 (18December2006)
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Research article
Expression of chemokine receptor CXCR4 in esophageal squamous cell and adenocarcinoma
Ines Gockel, Carl C Schimanski, Christian Heinrich, T Wehler, K Frerichs, Daniel Drescher, Christian von Langsdorff, Mario Domeyer, Stefan Biesterfeld, Peter R Galle, Theodor Junginger, Markus Moehler
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:290 (18December2006)
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Case report
Dramatic tumour response to pemetrexed single-agent in an elderly patient with malignant peritoneal mesothelioma: a case report
Gianpiero Fasola, Fabio Puglisi, Alessandro Follador, Marianna Aita, Silvia Di Terlizzi, Ornella Belvedere
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:289 (18December2006)
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Research article
Phase II trial of sequential gefitinib after minor response or partial response to chemotherapy in Chinese patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer
Jian Ming Xu, Yu Han, Yue Min Li, Chuan Hua Zhao, Yan Wang, Angelo Paradiso
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:288 (16December2006)
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Research article
Etiological study of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in an endemic region: a population-based case control study in Huaian, China
Zemin Wang, Lili Tang, Guiju Sun, Yuntian Tang, Yin Xie, Shaokang Wang, Xu Hu, Weimin Gao, Stephen B Cox, Jia-Sheng Wang
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:287 (15December2006)
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Research article
Homeostatic response under carcinogen withdrawal, heme oxygenase 1 expression and cell cycle association
Cynthia C Castronuovo, Paula A Sacca, Roberto Meiss, Fabiana A Caballero, Alcira Batlle, Elba S Vazquez
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:286 (14December2006)
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Research article
A randomized multi-center phase II trial of the angiogenesis inhibitor Cilengitide (EMD 121974) and gemcitabine compared with gemcitabine alone in advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer
Helmut Friess, Jan M Langrehr, Helmut Oettle, Jochen Raedle, Marco Niedergethmann, Christian Dittrich, Dieter K Hossfeld, Herbert Stger, Bart Neyns, Peter Herzog, Pascal Piedbois, Frank Dobrowolski, Werner Scheithauer, Robert Hawkins, Frieder Katz, Peter Balcke, Jan Vermorken, Simon van Belle, Neville Davidson, Albert Abad Esteve, Daniel Castellano, Jrg Kleeff, Adrien A Tempia-Caliera, Andreas Kovar, Johannes Nippgen
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:285 (11December2006)
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Research article
Increasing thyroid cancer incidence in Lithuania in 19782003
Giedre Smailyte, Edita Miseikyte-Kaubriene, Juozas Kurtinaitis
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:284 (11December2006)
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Research article
Exosomes released by EBV-infected nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells convey the viral Latent Membrane Protein 1 and the immunomodulatory protein galectin 9
Ccile Keryer-Bibens, Catherine Pioche-Durieu, Ccile Villemant, Sylvie Souqure, Nozomu Nishi, Mitsuomi Hirashima, Jaap Middeldorp, Pierre Busson
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:283 (8December2006)
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Research article
p150 ADAR1 isoform involved in maintenance of HeLa cell proliferation
Haifang Wang, Zheng Hou, Yumei Wu, Xue Ma, Xiaoxing Luo
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:282 (8December2006)
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Research article
Intracellular expression of toll-like receptor 4 in neuroblastoma cells and their unresponsiveness to lipopolysaccharide
Ferdaus Hassan, Shamima Islam, Gantsetseg Tumurkhuu, Yoshikazu Naiki, Naoki Koide, Isamu Mori, Tomoaki Yoshida, Takashi Yokochi
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:281 (8December2006)
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Research article
Anti-vascular agent Combretastatin A-4-P modulates Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1 and gene expression
Gabi U Dachs, Andrew J Steele, Claudia Coralli, Chryso Kanthou, Andrew C Brooks, Sarah P Gunningham, Margaret J Currie, Ally I Watson, Bridget A Robinson, Gillian M Tozer
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:280 (7December2006)
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Research article
Split Course Hyperfractionated Accelerated Radio-Chemotherapy (SCHARC) for patients with advanced head and neck cancer: Influence of protocol deviations and hemoglobin on overall survival, a retrospective analysis
Peter Stadler, Kurt Putnik, Thore Kreimeyer, Lisa D Sprague, Oliver Koelbl, Christof Schfer
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:279 (7December2006)
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Research article
A novel mutation in the tyrosine kinase domain of ERBB2 in hepatocellular carcinoma
Tanios Bekaii-Saab, Nita Williams, Christoph Plass, Miguel Villalona Calero, Charis Eng
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:278 (6December2006)
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Research article
Gefitinib (IRESSA) sensitive lung cancer cell lines show phosphorylation of Akt without ligand stimulation
Rintaro Noro, Akihiko Gemma, Seiji Kosaihira, Yutaka Kokubo, Mingwei Chen, Masahiro Seike, Kiyoko Kataoka, Kuniko Matsuda, Tetsuya Okano, Yuji Minegishi, Akinobu Yoshimura, Shoji Kudoh
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:277 (6December2006)
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Research article
Gene expression patterns associated with p53 status in breast cancer
Melissa A Troester, Jason I Herschkowitz, Daniel S Oh, Xiaping He, Katherine A Hoadley, Claire S Barbier, Charles M Perou
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:276 (6December2006)
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Research article
Heterogeneity of mammary lesions represent molecular differences
Ruria Namba, Jeannie E Maglione, Ryan R Davis, Colin A Baron, Stephenie Liu, Condie E Carmack, Lawrence JT Young, Alexander D Borowsky, Robert D Cardiff, Jeffrey P Gregg
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:275 (5December2006)
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Research article
Quality of life in patients with advanced gastric cancer: a randomized trial comparing docetaxel, cisplatin, 5-FU (TCF) with epirubicin, cisplatin, 5-FU (ECF)
Sanambar Sadighi, Mohammad Ali Mohagheghi, Ali Montazeri, Zahra Sadighi
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:274 (5December2006)
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Study protocol
Progressive resistance training and stretching following surgery for breast cancer: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Sharon L Kilbreath, Kathryn M Refshauge, Jane M Beith, Leigh C Ward, Judy M Simpson, Ross D Hansen
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:273 (1December2006)
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Research article
FGFR1 and WT1 are markers of human prostate cancer progression
Elizabeth Devilard, Franck Bladou, Olivier Ramuz, Gilles Karsenty, Jean-Philippe Dals, Gwenalle Gravis, Catherine Nguyen, Franois Bertucci, Luc Xerri, Daniel Birnbaum
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:272 (30November2006)
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Research article
Knowledge of breast cancer and its early detection measures among rural women in Akinyele Local Government Area, Ibadan, Nigeria
O Abimbola Oluwatosin, Oladimeji Oladepo
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:271 (26November2006)
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Research article
Genetic polymorphisms of MMP1, MMP3 and MMP7 gene promoter and risk of colorectal adenoma
Astrid Livre, Jacqueline Milet, Jrme Carayol, Delphine Le Corre, Chantal Milan, Alexandre Pariente, Bernard Nalet, Jacques Lafon, Jean Faivre, Claire Bonithon-Kopp, Sylviane Olschwang, Catherine Bonaiti-Pelli, Pierre Laurent-Puig, members of the ANGH group
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:270 (24November2006)
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Research article
Intensive post-operative follow-up of breast cancer patients with tumour markers: CEA, TPA or CA15.3 vs MCA and MCA-CA15.3 vs CEA-TPA-CA15.3 panel in the early detection of distant metastases
Andrea Nicolini, Gianna Tartarelli, Angelo Carpi, Maria Rita Metelli, Paola Ferrari, Loretta Anselmi, Massimo Conte, Piero Berti, Paolo Miccoli
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:269 (20November2006)
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Research article
Transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) variant is associated with familial breast cancer risk: a case-control study
Barbara Burwinkel, Kalai S Shanmugam, Kari Hemminki, Alfons Meindl, Rita K Schmutzler, Christian Sutter, Barbara Wappenschmidt, Marion Kiechle, Claus R Bartram, Bernd Frank
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:268 (17November2006)
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Research article
A novel copper complex induces ROS generation in doxorubicin resistant Ehrlich ascitis carcinoma cells and increases activity of antioxidant enzymes in vital organs in vivo
Ananda Mookerjee, Jayati Mookerjee Basu, Surajit Majumder, Shilpak Chatterjee, Gouri S Panda, Pranabananda Dutta, Smarajit Pal, Pratima Mukherjee, Thomas Efferth, Syamal Roy, Soumitra K Choudhuri
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:267 (15November2006)
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Research article
Serial detection of circulating tumour cells by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction assays is a marker for poor outcome in patients with malignant melanoma
Giuseppe Palmieri, Sabrina MR Satriano, Mario Budroni, Antonio Cossu, Francesco Tanda, Sergio Canzanella, Corrado Carac, Ester Simeone, Antonio Daponte, Nicola Mozzillo, Giuseppe Comella, Giuseppe Castello, Paolo A Ascierto
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:266 (15November2006)
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Research article
Cytotoxic drug sensitivity of Epstein-Barr virus transformed lymphoblastoid B-cells
Laszlo Markasz, Gyrgy Stuber, Emilie Flaberg, sa Gustafsson Jernberg, Staffan Eksborg, Eva Olah, Henriette Skribek, Laszlo Szekely
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:265 (13November2006)
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Research article
Solar ultraviolet-B exposure and cancer incidence and mortality in the United States, 19932002
Francis P Boscoe, Maria J Schymura
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:264 (10November2006)
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Research article
Barriers in phase I cancer clinical trials referrals and enrollment: five-year experience at the Princess Margaret Hospital
Jeremy Ho, Gregory R Pond, Colin Newman, Martha Maclean, Eric X Chen, Amit M Oza, Lillian L Siu
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:263 (8November2006)
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Research article
BCR and its mutants, the reciprocal t(9;22)-associated ABL/BCR fusion proteins, differentially regulate the cytoskeleton and cell motility
Xiaomin Zheng, Saskia Gller, Tim Beissert, Elena Puccetti, Martin Ruthardt
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:262 (7November2006)
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Research article
Ethnic differences in the time trend of female breast cancer incidence: Singapore, 1968 2002
Xueling Sim, R Ayesha Ali, Sara Wedren, Denise Li-Meng Goh, Chuen-Seng Tan, Marie Reilly, Per Hall, Kee-Seng Chia
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:261 (2November2006)
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Research article
Down-regulation of transcription elogation factor A (SII) like 4 (TCEAL4) in anaplastic thyroid cancer
Junko Akaishi, Masamitsu Onda, Junichi Okamoto, Shizuyo Miyamoto, Mitsuji Nagahama, Kouichi Ito, Akira Yoshida, Kazuo Shimizu
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:260 (1November2006)
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Case report
Radiological, pathological and DNA remission in recurrent metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Stephen L Chan, Edwin P Hui, Sing F Leung, Anthony TC Chan, Brigette BY Ma
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:259 (31October2006)
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Study protocol
Evaluation of the accuracy of serum MMP-9 as a test for colorectal cancer in a primary care population
Sue Wilson, Michael JO Wakelam, Richard FD Hobbs, Angela V Ryan, Janet A Dunn, Val D Redman, Fiona Patrick, Lynne Colbourne, Ashley Martin, Tariq Ismail
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:258 (31October2006)
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Research article
Association of MTHFR gene polymorphisms with breast cancer survival
Damali N Martin, Brenda J Boersma, Tiffany M Howe, Julie E Goodman, Leah E Mechanic, Stephen J Chanock, Stefan Ambs
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:257 (27October2006)
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Research article
High Smac/DIABLO expression is associated with early local recurrence of cervical cancer
Abril Arellano-Llamas, Francisco J Garcia, Delia Perez, David Cantu, Magali Espinosa, Jaime G De la Garza, Vilma Maldonado, Jorge Melendez-Zajgla
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:256 (26October2006)
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Research article
The associated expression of Maspin and Bax proteins as a potential prognostic factor in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
Antonello A Romani, Paolo Soliani, Silvia Desenzani, Angelo F Borghetti, Pellegrino Crafa
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:255 (26October2006)
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Research article
Frequent promoter hypermethylation of RASSF1A and CASP8 in neuroblastoma
Paula Lzcoz, Jorge Muoz, Manuel Nistal, ngel Pestaa, Ignacio Enco, Javier S Castresana
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:254 (25October2006)
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Research article
MUC1 expression and anti-MUC1 serum immune response in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC): a multivariate analysis
Martn E Rabassa, Mara V Croce, Adrin Pereyra, Amada Segal-Eiras
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:253 (25October2006)
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Research article
SnoN expression is differently regulated in microsatellite unstable compared with microsatellite stable colorectal cancers
June A Chia, Lisa A Simms, Sarah-Jane Cozzi, Joanne Young, Jeremy R Jass, Michael D Walsh, Kevin J Spring, Barbara A Leggett, Vicki LJ Whitehall
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:252 (24October2006)
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Study protocol
A prospective study to assess the value of MMP-9 in improving the appropriateness of urgent referrals for colorectal cancer
Angela V Ryan, Sue Wilson, Michael JO Wakelam, Sally A Warmington, Janet A Dunn, Richard FD Hobbs, Ashley Martin, Tariq Ismail
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:251 (23October2006)
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Research article
Microarray-based identification and RT-PCR test screening for epithelial-specific mRNAs in peripheral blood of patients with colon cancer
Rossella Solmi, Giampaolo Ugolini, Giancarlo Rosati, Simone Zanotti, Mattia Lauriola, Isacco Montroni, Marco del Governatore, Antonello Caira, Mario Taffurelli, Donatella Santini, Domenico Coppola, Lia Guidotti, Paolo Carinci, Pierluigi Strippoli
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:250 (20October2006)
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Research article
Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis of primary ocular adnexal MALT lymphoma
Kazuki Tanimoto, Naohiro Sekiguchi, Yukiko Yokota, Akihiro Kaneko, Takashi Watanabe, Akiko Miyagi Maeshima, Yoshihiro Matsuno, Mine Harada, Kensei Tobinai, Yukio Kobayashi
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:249 (20October2006)
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Research article
Celecoxib decreases prostaglandin E2 concentrations in nipple aspirate fluid from high risk postmenopausal women and women with breast cancer
Edward R Sauter, Wenyi Qin, Lisa Schlatter, John E Hewett, John T Flynn
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:248 (18October2006)
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Research article
Glioblastoma multiforme with oligodendroglial component (GBMO): favorable outcome after post-operative radiotherapy and chemotherapy with nimustine (ACNU) and teniposide (VM26)
Dirk Vordermark, Klemens Ruprecht, Peter Rieckmann, Wolfgang Roggendorf, Giles H Vince, Monika Warmuth-Metz, Oliver Klbl, Michael Flentje
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:247 (18October2006)
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Research article
Effects of estradiol and medroxyprogesterone acetate on morphology, proliferation and apoptosis of human breast tissue in organ cultures
Natalija Eiglien, Pirkko Hrknen, Risto Erkkola
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:246 (18October2006)
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Research article
Frequency, prognostic impact, and subtype association of 8p12, 8q24, 11q13, 12p13, 17q12, and 20q13 amplifications in breast cancers
Anne Letessier, Fabrice Sircoulomb, Christophe Ginestier, Nathalie Cervera, Florence Monville, Vronique Gelsi-Boyer, Benjamin Esterni, Jeannine Geneix, Pascal Finetti, Christophe Zemmour, Patrice Viens, Emmanuelle Charafe-Jauffret, Jocelyne Jacquemier, Daniel Birnbaum, Max Chaffanet
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:245 (13October2006)
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Case report
Ciliated hepatic foregut cyst in a patient with renal cell carcinoma
Todd Straus, Vladimir Osipov
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:244 (10October2006)
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Research article
Evaluation of NTHL1, NEIL1, NEIL2, MPG, TDG, UNG and SMUG1 genes in familial colorectal cancer predisposition
Peter Broderick, Tina Bagratuni, Jairam Vijayakrishnan, Steven Lubbe, Ian Chandler, Richard S Houlston
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:243 (9October2006)
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Research article
Pituitary tumor-transforming gene expression is a prognostic marker for tumor recurrence in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
Christine Solbach, Marc Roller, Frank Eckerdt, Silke Peters, Rainald Knecht
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:242 (9October2006)
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Research article
Prognostic significance of fascin expression in advanced colorectal cancer: an immunohistochemical study of colorectal adenomas and adenocarcinomas
Yosuke Hashimoto, Marek Skacel, Ian C Lavery, Abir L Mukherjee, Graham Casey, Josephine C Adams
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:241 (9October2006)
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Research article
Fatigue states after cancer treatment occur both in association with, and independent of, mood disorder: a longitudinal study
David Goldstein, Barbara Bennett, Michael Friedlander, Tracey Davenport, Ian Hickie, Andrew Lloyd
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:240 (9October2006)
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Research article
Polymorphisms in GSTT1, GSTM1, NAT1 and NAT2 genes and bladder cancer risk in men and women
Monica McGrath, Dominique Michaud, Immaculata De Vivo
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:239 (6October2006)
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Research article
Relevance of cyclin D1b expression and CCND1 polymorphism in the pathogenesis of multiple myeloma and mantle cell lymphoma
Sophie Krieger, Juliette Gauduchon, Mikel Roussel, Xavier Troussard, Brigitte Sola
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:238 (6October2006)
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Research article
Effects of THBS3, SPARC and SPP1 expression on biological behavior and survival in patients with osteosarcoma
Cristiane A Dalla-Torre, Maisa Yoshimoto, Chung-Hae Lee, Anthony M Joshua, Silvia RC de Toledo, Antnio S Petrilli, Joyce AD Andrade, Susan Chilton-MacNeill, Maria Zielenska, Jeremy A Squire
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:237 (5October2006)
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Research article
Fusion of the BCL9 HD2 domain to E1A increases the cytopathic effect of an oncolytic adenovirus that targets colon cancer cells
Christophe Fuerer, Krisztian Homicsko, Alexander N Lukashev, Anne-Laure Pittet, Richard D Iggo
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:236 (4October2006)
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Research article
Targeting of mutant hogg1 in mammalian mitochondria and nucleus: effect on cellular survival upon oxidative stress
Aditi Chatterjee, Elizabeth Mambo, Yonggang Zhang, Theodore DeWeese, David Sidransky
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:235 (3October2006)
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Research article
Changes in liver mitochondrial plasticity induced by brain tumor
Daniel Pouliquen, Christophe Olivier, Emilie Debien, Khaled Meflah , Franois M Vallette, Jean Menanteau
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:234 (3October2006)
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Research article
High-resolution analysis of HLA class I alterations in colorectal cancer
Jan Willem F Dierssen, Noel FCC de Miranda, Arend Mulder, Marjo van Puijenbroek, Willem Verduyn, Frans HJ Claas, Cornelis JH van de Velde, Gert Jan Fleuren, Cees J Cornelisse, Willem E Corver, Hans Morreau
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:233 (2October2006)
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Research article
Suppression of Mcl-1 via RNA interference sensitizes human hepatocellular carcinoma cells towards apoptosis induction
Henning Schulze-Bergkamen, Binje Fleischer, Marcus Schuchmann, Achim Weber, Arndt Weinmann, Peter H Krammer, Peter R Galle
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:232 (2October2006)
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Research article
Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 4E (eIF4E) and angiogenesis: prognostic markers for breast cancer
Sheng Zhou, Guo-Ping Wang, Cong Liu, Muxiang Zhou
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:231 (30September2006)
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Research article
Mutation analysis and characterization of ATR sequence variants in breast cancer cases from high-risk French Canadian breast/ovarian cancer families
Francine Durocher, Yvan Labrie, Penny Soucy, Olga Sinilnikova, Damian Labuda, Paul Bessette, Jocelyne Chiquette, Rachel Laframboise, Jean Lpine, Bernard Lesprance, Genevive Ouellette, Roxane Pichette, Marie Plante, Sean V Tavtigian, Jacques Simard
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:230 (29September2006)
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Research article
Translating microarray data for diagnostic testing in childhood leukaemia
Katrin Hoffmann, Martin J Firth, Alex H Beesley, Nicholas H de Klerk, Ursula R Kees
BMC Cancer 2006, 6:229 (26September2006)
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Research article
Four cycles of paclitaxel and carboplatin as adjuvant treatment in early-stage ovarian cancer: a six-year experience of the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group
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