Expression of a 260 kDa neuroblastoma surface antigen, the target of cytotoxic natural human IgM: Correlation to MYCN amplification and effects of retinoic acid

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1937-1941

  David, K ^a   Ehrhardt, A ^a   Ollert, M W ^a   Erttmann, R ^b   Bredehorst, R ^a   Vogel, C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

MYCN; Natural antibodies; Neuroblastoma; Retinoid acid; Tumour antigen

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; RETINOIC ACID; TUMOR ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEUROBLASTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TARGET CELL; TUMOR GROWTH; XENOGRAFT;

ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, MYC; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROBLASTOMA; TRETINOIN; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0031427365     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(97)00207-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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