Expression of MAGE genes in ocular melanoma cell lines

Journal of Immunotherapy

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 265-275

  Chen, Peter W ^b   Murray, Timothy G ^a   Salgaller, Michael L ^c   Ksander, Bruce R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Eye; MAGE; Melanoma; Tumor antigen

Indexed keywords

TUMOR ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MELANOCYTE; PIGMENT CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL LINE; UVEA MELANOMA;

ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; EYE NEOPLASMS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MELANOMA; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0031436618     PISSN: 10538550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002371-199707000-00003     Document Type: Article

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