Gene amplification and overexpression of EGF receptor in squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1989, Pages 559-562

  Ishitoya, J ^a   Toriyama, M ^a   Oguchi, N ^a   Kitamura, K ^b   Ohshima, M ^a   Asano, K ^a   Yamamoto, T ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR;

GENE AMPLIFICATION; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR;

EID: 0024604427     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1989.113     Document Type: Article

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