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World J Clin Urol. Jul 24, 2013; 2(2): 10-14
Published online Jul 24, 2013. doi: 10.5410/wjcu.v2.i2.10
Table 1 Summary of metastin and/or metastin receptor literature in the urological cancer field
Author (yr)Patients (n)The methods of the analyses (sample type)Evidence level[14]
Renal cell carcinomaChen et al[11]131IHC (tumor tissue)2a
Shoji et al[12]54IHC (tumor tissue)2a
Urothelial carcinomaTakeda et al[6]151IHC (tumor tissue)2b
Bladder cancerSanchez-Carbayo et al[13]69IHC (tumor tissue)2a
Nicolle et al[14]64IHC (tumor tissue)2b
Cebrian et al[15]205RT-PCR (tumor tissue)2b