Overexpression of hepatic prothymosin alpha, a novel marker for human hepatocellular carcinoma

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1199-1204

  Wu, C G ^a   Habib, N A ^b   Mitry, R R ^b   Reitsma, P H ^a   Van Deventer, S J H ^a   Chamuleau, R A F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

c myc; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Molecular marker; prothymosin

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROTHYMOSIN ALPHA; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIVER ADENOMA; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; ONCOGENE C MYC; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030865689     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.533     Document Type: Article

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