Serum levels and differential expression of CD44 in childhood leukemia and malignant lymphoma: Correlation with prognostic criteria and survival

Tacyildiz N., Cavdar A., Yavuz G., Gozdasoglu S., Unal E., Ertem U., ...More

PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL, vol.43, no.4, pp.354-360, 2001 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2001
  • Doi Number: 10.1046/j.1442-200x.2001.01415.x
  • Journal Name: PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.354-360
  • Keywords: CD44, leukemia, lymphoma, NON-HODGKINS-LYMPHOMA, HOMING RECEPTOR, LYMPHOCYTES, ASSOCIATION, VARIANT, CLASSIFICATION, METASTASIS, ANTIGEN, EXONS
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The CD44, a cell surface proteoglycan, participates in a variety of function including tumor dissemination and metastasis. However, there are no available data on the prognostic significance of CD44 expression of tumor tissue correlated with serum sCD44 level in childhood leukemias and lymphomas.