Analysis of O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase mRNA in fine needle biopsies from human melanoma metastases by reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction

European Journal of Cancer Part A

Volumn 32, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 2319-2326

  Hansson, J ^b   Martenhed, G ^b   Egyhazi S ^b   Tani, E ^a   Platz, A ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

DNA repair; Human melanoma; messenger RNA; O6 methylguanine DNA methyltransferase; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

6 O METHYLGUANINE; DACARBAZINE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; MESSENGER RNA; METHYLATED DNA PROTEIN CYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG CANCER; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ADULT; AGED; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; DRUG RESISTANCE, NEOPLASM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MIDDLE AGED; O(6)-METHYLGUANINE-DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, NEOPLASM; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0030339131     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(96)00304-8     Document Type: Article

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