HNF4A expression as a potential diagnostic tool to discriminate primary gastric cancer from breast cancer metastasis in a Brazilian cohort

• Main Authors: Patrícia Chaves de Freitas Campos Jucá (Author), Stephany Corrêa (Author), Giselle Maria Vignal (Author), Maria Theresa de Souza Accioly (Author), Suzana Angélica Silva Lustosa (Author), Eliana Abdelhay (Author), Delcio Matos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Among the many challenges in cancer diagnosis is the early distinction between metastatic cancer and a secondary tumor. This difficulty stems from the lack of markers that offer high sensitivity and specificity and can be easily applied in routine laboratory work. An example of t...