Long-term survivors of glioblastoma multiforme: Clinical and molecular characteristics

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 259-266

  Morita, Michon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaplastic astrocytoma; Epidermal growth factor receptor; Glioblastoma multiforme; Long term survivors; p53

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; PROTEIN P53;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENES, P53; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVORS;

EID: 0029986733     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00165483     Document Type: Article

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