Exploring LGR5 as a prognostic marker of extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: insights from expression analysis and clinical correlations

• Main Authors: Hisashi Tamada (Author), Takeshi Uehara (Author), Takahiro Yoshizawa (Author), Mai Iwaya (Author), Shiho Asaka (Author), Tomoyuki Nakajima (Author), Masato Kamakura (Author), Hiroyoshi Ota (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Leucine-rich repeat-containing G protein-coupled receptor 5 (LGR5) is a cancer stem cell (CSC) marker of colorectal cancer and may be a CSC marker of other cancer types. Few studies have been conducted on LGR5 expression in extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ECC). Methods We analyz...