p53 gene mutations in human astrocytic brain tumors including pilocytic astrocytomas

Human Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 586-589

  Patt, S ^a   Gries, H ^b   Giraldo, M ^b   Cervos Navarro, J ^b   Martin, H ^b   Janisch W ^b   Brockmoller J ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

astrocytoma; glioma; p53; pilocytic astrocytoma; single strand conformation polymorphism

Indexed keywords

DNA; PROTEIN P53;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER SURGERY; CARCINOGENESIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MISSENSE MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 0030005402     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(96)90166-5     Document Type: Article

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