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E-cadherin (see below cadherins) is an adhesion protein that is positive in glandular epithelia and adenocarcinomas of the lungs, gastrointestinal tract and ovaries. E-cadherin is expressed in ductal mammary carcinoma and is not expressed in lobular mammary carcinoma hinggen.
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