Selective expression of carcinoembryonic antigen promoter in cancer cell lines: Targeting strategy for gene therapy in colorectal cancer

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 747-754

  Fichera, Alessandro ^a   Michelassi, Fabrizio ^a   Arenas, Richard B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinoembryonic antigen; Colorectal cancer; Gene therapy; Interferons; Liposomes; Luciferase gene

Indexed keywords

CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; COLORECTAL CANCER; GENE TARGETING; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PROMOTER REGION;

CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GENE THERAPY; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA, RECOMBINANT; LUCIFERASES; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SIMIAN VIRUS 40; TRANSFECTION; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0031833651     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02236263     Document Type: Article

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