Frequent gene deletions in potentially malignant oral lesions

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 809-813

  Emilion, G ^a   Langdon, J D ^a   Speight, P ^b   Partridge, M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromosome deletion; Gene; Mouth neoplasm; Suppressor; Tumour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GENETICS; CHROMOSOME 3P; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ERYTHROPLASIA; GENE DELETION; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOPLAKIA; MOUTH CANCER; MOUTH LESION; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 0029919607     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1996.142     Document Type: Article

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