Prognostic Impact of Reduced Connexin43 Expression and Gap Junction Coupling of Neoplastic Stromal Cells in Giant Cell Tumor of Bone

Peter Balla; Mate Elod Maros; Gabor Barna; Imre Antal; Gergo Papp; Zoltan Sapi; Nicholas Anthony Athanasou; Maria Serena Benassi; Pierro Picci; Tibor Krenacs

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0125316

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Prognostic Impact of Reduced Connexin43 Expression and Gap Junction Coupling of Neoplastic Stromal Cells in Giant Cell Tumor of Bone

Peter Balla,

Affiliation 1st Department of Pathology & Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University Budapest, Hungary
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Mate Elod Maros,

Affiliations 1st Department of Pathology & Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University Budapest, Hungary, Department of Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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Gabor Barna,

Affiliation 1st Department of Pathology & Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University Budapest, Hungary
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Imre Antal,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Gergo Papp,

Affiliation 1st Department of Pathology & Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University Budapest, Hungary
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Zoltan Sapi,

Affiliation 1st Department of Pathology & Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University Budapest, Hungary
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Nicholas Anthony Athanasou,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Maria Serena Benassi,

Affiliation Laboratory of Experimental Oncology, Institute of Orthopaedics Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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Pierro Picci,

Affiliation Laboratory of Experimental Oncology, Institute of Orthopaedics Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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Tibor Krenacs

* E-mail: krenacst@gmail.com

Affiliations 1st Department of Pathology & Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University Budapest, Hungary, Hunragian Academy of Sciences-Semmelweis University (MTA-SE) Tumor Progression Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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Prognostic Impact of Reduced Connexin43 Expression and Gap Junction Coupling of Neoplastic Stromal Cells in Giant Cell Tumor of Bone

Peter Balla,
Mate Elod Maros,
Gabor Barna,
Imre Antal,
Gergo Papp,
Zoltan Sapi,
Nicholas Anthony Athanasou,
Maria Serena Benassi,
Pierro Picci,
Tibor Krenacs

Published: May 1, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125316

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