Molecular genetic analysis of the von Hippel-Lindau disease tumor suppressor gene in familial and sporadic cerebellar hemangioblastomas

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 459-466

  Tse, Jenny Y M ^a   WONG, JOSEPH H C ^a   Lo, KWOK WA ^a   POON, WAI SANG ^a   HUANG, DOLLY P ^a   NG, HO KEUNG ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chromosome 3p; Hemangioblastoma; Loss of heterozygosity; Single strand conformation polymorphism; von Hippel Lindau gene

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; BRAIN HEMANGIOMA; CHROMOSOME 3P; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GERM LINE; HEMANGIOBLASTOMA; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE; VON HIPPEL LINDAU DISEASE;

EID: 0031003674     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/107.4.459     Document Type: Article

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