Significance of CD44 Expression in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors in Relation to Disease Progression and Survival

[1] Screaton GR(1992)Genomic structure of DNA encoding the lymphocyte homing receptor CD44 reveals at least 12 alternatively spliced exons Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 89 12160-12164

[2] Bell MV(1982)Biochemical characterization and cellular distribution of a polymorphic, murine cellsurface glycoprotein expressed in lymphoid tissues Immunogenetics 15 299-312

[3] Jackson DG(1997)CD44: structure, function, and association with the malignant process Adv Cancer Res 71 241-319

[4] Trowbridge I(1993)Splicing choice from ten variant exons establishes CD44 variability Nucleic Acid Res 21 1225-1229

[5] Lesley J(1997)Regulation of CD44v6-containing isoforms during proliferation of normal and malignant epithelial cells Cancer Res 57 2281-2289

[6] Schulte R(1990)CD44 is the principal cell surface receptor for hyaluronate Cell 61 1303-1313

[7] Naor D(2004)CD44 in cancer progression: adhesion, migration and growth regulation J Mol Histol 35 211-231

[8] Sionov RV(1998)The normal structure and function of CD44 and its role in neoplasia Mol Pathol 51 191-200

[9] Ish-Shalom D(1991)A new variant of glycoprotein CD44 confers metastatic potential to rat carcinoma cells Cell 65 13-24

[10] Tolg C(1999)Decreased survival in patients with CD44-negitive typical bronchial carcinoid tumors Int J Cancer 84 484-488

[1] Screaton GR(1992)Genomic structure of DNA encoding the lymphocyte homing receptor CD44 reveals at least 12 alternatively spliced exons Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 89 12160-12164

[2] Bell MV(1982)Biochemical characterization and cellular distribution of a polymorphic, murine cellsurface glycoprotein expressed in lymphoid tissues Immunogenetics 15 299-312

[3] Jackson DG(1997)CD44: structure, function, and association with the malignant process Adv Cancer Res 71 241-319

[4] Trowbridge I(1993)Splicing choice from ten variant exons establishes CD44 variability Nucleic Acid Res 21 1225-1229

[5] Lesley J(1997)Regulation of CD44v6-containing isoforms during proliferation of normal and malignant epithelial cells Cancer Res 57 2281-2289

[6] Schulte R(1990)CD44 is the principal cell surface receptor for hyaluronate Cell 61 1303-1313

[7] Naor D(2004)CD44 in cancer progression: adhesion, migration and growth regulation J Mol Histol 35 211-231

[8] Sionov RV(1998)The normal structure and function of CD44 and its role in neoplasia Mol Pathol 51 191-200

[9] Ish-Shalom D(1991)A new variant of glycoprotein CD44 confers metastatic potential to rat carcinoma cells Cell 65 13-24

[10] Tolg C(1999)Decreased survival in patients with CD44-negitive typical bronchial carcinoid tumors Int J Cancer 84 484-488