HSPA5 and ovarian cancer: Methods: Normal ovaries (n = 10), benign (n = 10) and malignant ovarian tumors at early (n = 8) and late stages (n = 16), hens with and without ovarian tumors at early and late stages (n = 10, each) were examined for GRP78 expression during OVCA development by immunohistochemistry, immunoblotting, gene expression and immunoassay.