Absence of a mutation of the p21/WAF1 gene in human lung and pancreatic cancers

Japanese Journal of Cancer Research

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 275-278

  Shimizu, Tatsunori ^a   Miwa, Wataru ^a   Nakamori, Shoji ^b   Ishikawa, Osatnu ^b   Konishi, Yoichi ^c   Sekiya, Takao ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b CENTER FOR ADULT DISEASES   (Japan)

^c NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Human lung cancer; Human pancreatic cancer; P21 WAF1 gene; P53 gene

Indexed keywords

DNA; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN P21; PROTEIN P53;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL CYCLE PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSACTIVATION; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 0029980481     PISSN: 09105050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1996.tb00217.x     Document Type: Article

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