Lung Cancer
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 45-54, October 2008

Megakaryocyte potentiating factor as a tumor marker of malignant pleural mesothelioma: Evaluation in comparison with mesothelin

  • Kota Iwahori

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Medicine, Allergy, and Rheumatic Diseases, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
    • Laboratory for Immune Signal, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, 7-6-8 Saito-Asagi, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0085, Japan
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  • Tadashi Osaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Medicine, Allergy, and Rheumatic Diseases, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 6 6879 3833; fax: +81 6 6879 3839.
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  • Satoshi Serada

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory for Immune Signal, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, 7-6-8 Saito-Asagi, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0085, Japan
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  • Minoru Fujimoto

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory for Immune Signal, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, 7-6-8 Saito-Asagi, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0085, Japan
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  • Hidekazu Suzuki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Malignancy, Osaka Prefectural Medical Center for Respiratory and Allergic Diseases, 3-7-1 Habikino, Habikino, Osaka 583-8588, Japan
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  • Yoshiro Kishi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Research and Development, Ina Institute, Medical & Biological Laboratories, Co., Ltd., 1063-103 Terasawaoka, Ina, Nagano 396-0002, Japan
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  • Akihito Yokoyama

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hematology and Respiratory Medicine, Kochi University, 185-1, Okohchou-kohatu, Nanngoku, Kohchi 783-8505, Japan
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  • Hironobu Hamada

      Affiliations

    • Department of Integrated Medicine and Informatics, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Sizukawa, Ohonn, Ehime 791-0295, Japan
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  • Yoshihiro Fujii

      Affiliations

    • Department of Research and Development, Ina Institute, Medical & Biological Laboratories, Co., Ltd., 1063-103 Terasawaoka, Ina, Nagano 396-0002, Japan
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  • Kentaro Yamaguchi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Product Development, Ina Institute, Medical & Biological Laboratories, Co., Ltd., 1063-103 Terasawaoka, Ina, Nagano 396-0002, Japan
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  • Tomonori Hirashima

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Malignancy, Osaka Prefectural Medical Center for Respiratory and Allergic Diseases, 3-7-1 Habikino, Habikino, Osaka 583-8588, Japan
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  • Kaoru Matsui

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Malignancy, Osaka Prefectural Medical Center for Respiratory and Allergic Diseases, 3-7-1 Habikino, Habikino, Osaka 583-8588, Japan
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  • Isao Tachibana

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Medicine, Allergy, and Rheumatic Diseases, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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  • Yusuke Nakamura

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
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  • Ichiro Kawase

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Medicine, Allergy, and Rheumatic Diseases, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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  • Tetsuji Naka

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory for Immune Signal, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, 7-6-8 Saito-Asagi, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0085, Japan

Received 30 October 2007; received in revised form 30 January 2008; accepted 14 February 2008. published online 04 April 2008.

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PII: S0169-5002(08)00073-1

doi:10.1016/j.lungcan.2008.02.012

Lung Cancer
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 45-54, October 2008

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