Lack of telomerase in desmoids occurring sporadically and in association with familial adenomatous polyposis

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 965-969

  Scates, D K ^a   Clark, S K ^b   Phillips, R K S ^b   Venitt, S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE;

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESMOID TUMOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FIBROMATOSIS, AGGRESSIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TELOMERASE; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0031851434     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.1998.00720.x     Document Type: Article

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