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Identification of Fn14/TWEAK receptor as a potential therapeutic target in esophageal adenocarcinoma

  1. George S. Watts1,2,†,*,
  2. Nhan L. Tran3,
  3. Michael E. Berens3,
  4. Achyut K. Bhattacharyya4,
  5. Mark A. Nelson4,
  6. Elizabeth A. Montgomery5,
  7. Richard E. Sampliner6

Article first published online: 26 JUN 2007

DOI: 10.1002/ijc.22898

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International Journal of Cancer

International Journal of Cancer

Volume 121, Issue 10, pages 2132–2139, 15 November 2007

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Watts, G. S., Tran, N. L., Berens, M. E., Bhattacharyya, A. K., Nelson, M. A., Montgomery, E. A. and Sampliner, R. E. (2007), Identification of Fn14/TWEAK receptor as a potential therapeutic target in esophageal adenocarcinoma. Int. J. Cancer, 121: 2132–2139. doi: 10.1002/ijc.22898

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  1. 1

    Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

  2. 2

    Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

  3. 3

    Neurogenomics Division, Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ

  4. 4

    Department of Pathology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

  5. 5

    Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

  6. 6

    Gastroenterology and Pathology Section, Department of Medicine, Southern Arizona VA Health Care, Tucson, AZ

  1. †

    Fax: +520-626-2415.

*Arizona Cancer Center, 1515 N Cambell Ave., Tucson, AZ 85724, USA

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 25 SEP 2007
  2. Article first published online: 26 JUN 2007
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 24 APR 2007
  4. Manuscript Received: 3 NOV 2006

Funded by

  • NIH. Grant Number: CA95060
  • NCI. Grant Number: CA023074-26
  • NIEHS. Grant Number: ES06694
  • The Roy L. Jeannotte Memorial Foundation

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