Gene amplification in malignant human gliomas: Clinical and histopathologic aspects

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 191-205

  Bigner, Sandra H ^a   Burger, Peter C ^a   Wong, Albert J ^b   Werner, Mark H ^a   Hamilton, Stanley R ^b   Muhlbaier, Lawrence H ^a   Vogelstein, Bert ^b   Bigner, Darell D ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumors; Epidermal growth factor receptor; Glioma; Oncogenes

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR;

AUTOPSY; BRAIN TUMOR; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GLIOMA; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYBRID GENE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ONCOGENE;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0023914874     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: 15546578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005072-198805000-00001     Document Type: Article

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