Multiple K-ras Codon 12 Mutations in Cholangiocarcinomas Demonstrated with a Sensitive Polymerase Chain Reaction Technique

Cancer Research

Volumn 51, Issue 13, 1991, Pages 3497-3502

  Thomas, D M ^b   Gilbertson, J ^b   Foster, C ^b   Marshall, C J ^a  

^a Institute of Cuaca Research ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Royal Postgraduale Medieal School ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ONCOGENE K RAS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOMA, BILE DUCT; ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI; BASE SEQUENCE; CODON; GENES, RAS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEIN P21(RAS); SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0025933890     PISSN: 00085472     EISSN: 15387445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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