Infrequency of p53 gene mutations in ependymomas

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-115

  Fink, Karen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ependymoma; Gliomas; p53; SSCP; Tumor suppressor genes

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN P53;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CARCINOGENESIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; EPENDYMOMA; EXON; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 0030054135     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00177473     Document Type: Article

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