Mutations of p53, E-cadherin, α- and β-catenin genes and tyrosine phosphorylation of β-catenin in human gastric carcinomas

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 579-583

  Mazaki, Takero ^a   Ishii, Yukimoto ^a   Fujii, Masashi ^a   Iwai, Shigetomi ^a   Ishikawa, Koichi ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

and catenin; E cadherin; human gastric carcinomas; metastasis; p53; tyrosine phosphorylation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CATENIN; BETA CATENIN; PROTEIN P53; UVOMORULIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CONTACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; STOMACH CARCINOMA;

EID: 0029835564     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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