WNT3A and gastric carcinoma: Wnt3a is overexpressed in several cancer types;18, 19, 20 a previous study has shown that Wnt3a is highly expressed in human scirrhous gastric carcinoma 44As3 cells with highly metastatic derivatives.24 However, to the best of our knowledge, the function of Wnt3a and its clinicopathological significance in human GC has not yet been characterized.