Amplification and over-expression of erbB-2 oncogene in primary human breast tumors

Experimental and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-53

  Joh, Jae Won ^a   Noh, Dong Young ^a   Bae, Chang Dae ^b   Choi, Kuk Jin ^a   Park, Joo Bae ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amplification; Breast tumor; erbB 2; Over expression; p185

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; DNA; MESSENGER RNA; ONCOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER GENETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE NUMBER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONCOGENE NEU;

EID: 0029891211     PISSN: 12263613     EISSN: 20926413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/emm.1996.8     Document Type: Article

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