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Figure 3

From: Invasive behavior of ulcerative colitis-associated carcinoma is related to reduced expression of CD44 extracellular domain: comparison with sporadic colon carcinoma

Figure 3

Representative expression of matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7), laminin-5γ2, and sialyl Lewis X (LeX) in an ulcerative colitis (UC)-associated colon carcinoma case (A-C) and a sporadic colon carcinoma case (D-F). While MMP-7 expression is low in the UC-associated carcinoma with limited tumor budding (A), strong expression is seen in a sporadic carcinoma with frequent tumor budding (D). Laminin-5γ2 expression observed in invasive fronts of both UC-associated (B) and sporadic (E) cases, especially at tumor budding foci. Note that while no expression of LeX is apparent in a UC-associated case (C), strong immunoreactivity is evident in the sporadic lesion (F).

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Diagnostic Pathology

ISSN: 1746-1596

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