Expression of the anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia gene is reduced in skin cancer coinciding with reduced E-cadherin

Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 168-174

  Montonen, O ^a,b   Ezer, S ^a   Laurikkala, J ^a   Karjalainen Lindsberg, M L ^a   Thesleff, I ^c   Kere, J ^a   Saarialho Kere, U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cancer; Hair; Immunohistochemistry; In situ hybridization; Skin tumor

Indexed keywords

UVOMORULIN;

ACANTHOLYSIS; ANHIDROTIC ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIA; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL INTERACTION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN CANCER;

EID: 0031709530     PISSN: 09066705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.1998.tb00319.x     Document Type: Article

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