L1 is highly expressed in tumors of the nervous system: a study of over 8000 human tissues.

Abstract

L1 cell adhesion molecule (CD171) has been detected in different malignant tumors and is associated with unfavorable outcome. It thus represents a target for tumor diagnosis and therapy. In this study, we assessed L1 expression in more than 8000 normal human tissues and different types of tumors, both malignant and non-malignant, and neural and non-neural.

Bibliographical data

Original languageEnglish
Article number2
ISSN0022-4804
Publication statusPublished - 2012
pubmed 21195422