Fol. Biol. 2022, 68, 33-39

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2022068010033

RTKN2 Enhances Radioresistance in Gastric Cancer through Regulating the Wnt/β-Catenin Signalling Pathway

H.-G. Zhao1, J.-J. Yin1, X. Chen1, J. Wu1, W. Wang1, Liwang Tang2

1Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China
2Department of Radiology, Chongqing Qianjiang Central Hospital, Chongqing, China

Received December 2021
Accepted April 2022

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