Expression of MAGE gene family in lung cancers

Kurume Medical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-61

  Sakata, Motoko ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytotoxic T lymphocytes; MAGE gene; Specific immunity; Tumor antigen; Tumor vaccine

Indexed keywords

TUMOR ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; BASE SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY;

EID: 0029691710     PISSN: 00235679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2739/kurumemedj.43.55     Document Type: Article

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