ANTICANCER RESEARCH International Journal of Cancer Research and Treatment

ISSN: 0250-7005

Volume 29, Number 11, Νovember 2009

Contents

Experimental Studies

Preferential Expression of the Secreted and Membrane Forms of Tumor Endothelial Marker 7 Transcripts in Osteosarcoma. C. HALDER, C. OSSENDORF, A. MARAN, M. YASZEMSKI, M.E. BOLANDER, B. FUCHS, G. SARKAR (Rochester, MN, USA; Zurich, Switzerland)...... 4317

Cytogenetic Effects of Exposure to 2.3 GHz Radiofrequency Radiation on Human Lymphocytes In Vitro. I.-L. HANSTEEN, K.O. CLAUSEN, V. HAUGAN, M. SVENDSEN, M.V. SVENDSEN, J.G. ERIKSEN, R. SKIAKER, E. HAUGER, L. LÅGEIDE, A.I. VISTNES, E.H. KURE (Skien; Kjeller; Bø; Oslo, Norway)...... 4323

Establishment and Characterization of a Human Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour (GIST) Xenograft in Athymic Nude Mice. M.-E. REVHEIM, T. SEIERSTAD, J.-M. BERNER, Ø.S. BRULAND, K. RØE, H.O. OHNSTAD, B. BJERKEHAGEN, T. BACH-GANSMO (Oslo; Drammen; Bergen, Norway)...... 4331

Mutation Analysis of Hypoxia-inducible Factors HIF1A and HIF2A in Renal Cell Carcinoma. M.R. MORRIS, D.J. HUGHES, Y.-M. TIAN, C.J. RICKETTS, K.W. LAU, D. GENTLE, S. SHUIB, P. SERRANO- FERNANDEZ, J. LUBINSKI, M.S. WIESENER, C.W. PUGH, F. LATIF, P.J. RATCLIFFE, E.R. MAHER (Birmingham; Oxford, UK; Dublin, Ireland; Szczecin, Poland; Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany) ...... 4337

Expression of the CD117, COX-2 and HSP90 Antigens and Cell Proliferation in Fine-needle-aspirated Cells from Metastatic Melanomas. V. SVIATOHA, R. KLEINA, E. TANI, L. SKOOG (Solna, Sweden; Riga, Latvia)...... 4345

Retinol-induced Intestinal Tumorigenesis in Min/+ Mice and Importance of Vitamin D Status. R.B. HETLAND, J. ALEXANDER, J.P. BERG, C. SVENDSEN, J.E. PAULSEN (Oslo, Norway)...... 4353

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