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ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2010

Correlation of granulin expression in intracranial meningiomas to clinical parameters.

Choong Hyun Kim, Jin Hwan Cheong, Jae Min Kim

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Article in Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Choong Hyun KimDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Gyomun-Dong, Guri Gyeonggi-Do 471-701, Korea.
Jin Hwan Cheong
Jae Min Kim
Hanyang University Guri Hospital · KRHanyang University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The granulins, a novel class of peptides from leukocytes, are growth factors that mediate cycle progression and the motility of epithelial and mesenchymal cells. They are also involved in tissue repair and tumorigenesis. We investigated granulin expression in intracranial meningiomas by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and correlated its expression to clinical parameters. Seventy-nine patients who underwent tumor removal for intracranial meningiomas were included in this study. Granulin expression was analyzed in respect to clinical parameters including age, gender, tumor size and peritumoral brain edema (PTBE). Granulin was expressed in the tumors of 29 of 79 (36.7%) patients with intracranial meningiomas, and its presence or absence was correlated to tumor size and PTBE volume. However, granulin expression did not vary significantly according to patient age or gender. Our data provide improved understanding about the clinical implications of granulin expression in intracranial meningiomas. Additionally, our information suggests a potential role for granulin as a molecular target in the management of meningiomas.

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PMID22993566
PMCPMC3445957
OpenAlexW1973416789

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