High frequency of the expression of the MAGE gene family in human esophageal carcinoma

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1113-1117

  Tanaka, Fumiaki ^a   Mori, Masaki ^a   Li, Jian ^a   Fujie, Tatsuo ^a   Mimori, Koshi ^a   Haraguchi, Masaru ^a   Tanaka, Youichi ^b   Mafune, Ken Ichi ^b   Akiyoshi, Tsuyoshi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SAITAMA CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

esophageal carcinoma; MAGE gene family; molecular diagnosis; tumor detection; tumor specific immunotherapy

Indexed keywords

RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030975432     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo.10.6.1113     Document Type: Article

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