Increased expression of CD44 variants in differentiated thyroid cancers

Japanese Journal of Cancer Research

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1245-1250

  Takano, Toru ^a   Sumizaki, Hiromi ^a   Nakano, Kouichi ^a   Matsuzuka, Fumio ^b   Kuma, Kanji ^b   Amino, Nobuyuki ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b KUMA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

CD44; Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; Thyroid tumor

Indexed keywords

HERMES ANTIGEN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN VARIANT; RESTRICTION MAPPING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THYROID ADENOMA; THYROID CANCER;

EID: 0030454130     PISSN: 09105050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1996.tb03139.x     Document Type: Article

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