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Expression of tenascin-C in various human brain tumors and its relevance for survival in patients with astrocytoma

  1. Alexander Leins M.D.1,2,†,
  2. Pietro Riva M.D.3,
  3. Ragnar Lindstedt Ph.D.4,
  4. Michail S. Davidoff M.D.2,
  5. Parviz Mehraein M.D.1,
  6. Serge Weis M.D.1,5,‡,*

Article first published online: 13 OCT 2003

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.11796

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Cancer

Volume 98, Issue 11, pages 2430–2439, 1 December 2003

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Leins, A., Riva, P., Lindstedt, R., Davidoff, M. S., Mehraein, P. and Weis, S. (2003), Expression of tenascin-C in various human brain tumors and its relevance for survival in patients with astrocytoma. Cancer, 98: 2430–2439. doi: 10.1002/cncr.11796

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  1. 1

    Institute of Neuropathology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany

  2. 2

    Department of Microscopical Anatomy, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

  3. 3

    Department of Nuclear Medicine, Municipal Hospital “M. Bufalini,” Cesena, Italy

  4. 4

    Immunology Department, Sigma Tau S.p.A., Pomezia, Rome, Italy

  5. 5

    Laboratory for Brain Research and Neuropathology, Stanley Medical Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland

  1. †

    Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, University of Kiel, Germany

  1. ‡

    Fax: (301) 295-6276

*Laboratory for Brain Research and Neuropathology, Stanley Medical Research Institute, 5430 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 200, Bethesda, MD 20814

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  1. Issue published online: 17 NOV 2003
  2. Article first published online: 13 OCT 2003
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 7 AUG 2003
  4. Manuscript Revised: 4 AUG 2003
  5. Manuscript Received: 12 JUN 2003

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