Demonstration of constant upregulation of the telomerase RNA component in human gastric carcinomas using in situ hybridization

Journal of Pathology

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 139-144

  Heine, Bernhard ^a   Hummel, Michael ^a,b   Demel, Gudrun ^a   Stein, Harald ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

In situ hybridisation; Polymerase chain reaction; Telomerase; Telomerase RNA component; TRAP assay

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA SEQUENCE; STOMACH CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; TELOMERASE; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 0031840931     PISSN: 00223417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9896(199806)185:2<139::AID-PATH79>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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