Telomerase activity and microsatellite instability in colorectal cancer and adenoma

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1223-1228

  Unate, Hitoshi ^a   Ikeguchi, Masahide ^a   Kaibara, Nobuaki ^a   Okamura, Daiji ^a   Nishihara, Shigeki ^a   Katoh, Motonobu ^a   Oshimura, Mitsuo ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adenoma; Colorectal cancer; Microsatellite instability; Telomerase

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE;

ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLON ADENOMA; COLON CARCINOGENESIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031773326     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo.13.6.1223     Document Type: Article

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