ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Immunohistochemical expression of Nanog protein in prostate cancer cells of distinct grade groups

Kudryavtsev GYu1,3, Kudryavtseva LV1, Mikhaleva LM2, Kudryavtsevа YaYu1, Solovyeva NA1, Osipov VA3, Babichenko II1
About authors

1 Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia

2 Research Institute of Human Morphology, Moscow, Russia

3 Hospital for War Veterans № 2, Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Georgy Yu. Kudryavtsev
Baikalskaya, 35, apt. 216, Moscow, 107207; ur.liam@ahsogk

About paper

Compliance with ethical standards: the study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Medical Institute of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (protocol № 13 dated December 19, 2019); the study design was consistent with the Declaration of Helsinki guidelines regarding the research involving identifiable human tissue samples. The informed consent was submitted by all patients.

Author contribution: Kudryavtsev GYu, Kudryavtsevа YaYu, Solovyeva NA — literature survey, manuscript writing; Kudryavtseva LV, Osipov VA — statistical data processing; Mikhaleva LM — sample collection and processing; Babichenko II — study concept and design.

Received: 2020-10-06 Accepted: 2020-10-20 Published online: 2020-10-31
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