Molecular analysis of Ewing's sarcoma: Another fusion gene, EWS-E1AF, available for diagnosis

Japanese Journal of Cancer Research

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 703-711

  Urano, Fumihiko ^a   Umezawa, Akihiro ^a   Yabe, Hiroki ^a   Hong, Wei ^a   Yoshida, Koichi ^b   Fujinaga, Kei ^b   Hata, Jun Ichi ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

E1AF; Ets; Ewing's sarcoma; Molecular diagnosis; RNA binding protein

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EWING SARCOMA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0031663648     PISSN: 09105050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1998.tb03274.x     Document Type: Article

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