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Fol. Biol. 2005, 51, 3-11

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2005051010003

Expression of CD44v6 Correlates with Cell Proliferation and Cellular Atypia in Urothelial Carcinoma Cell Lines 5637 and HT1197

J. Kuncová1, Z. Kostrouch2, M. Viale3, R. Revoltella4, Václav Mandys5

1Clinical Department of Urology, 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
2Institute of Inherited Metabolic Disorders, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
3National Cancer Research Institute, Pharmacotoxicology Unit, Genova, Italy
4Institute of Biomedical Technologies, Immunobiology and Cell Differentiation Unit, CNR, Pisa, Italy
5Department of Pathology, 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Received November 2004
Accepted December 2004

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