Oncogene amplification and expression in pediatric solid tumors

Neoplasma

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 123-127

  Mares J ^a   Polanska V ^a   Gorgens, H ^b   Sedlacek Z ^a   Marikova T ^a   Bocek P ^a   Kodet, R ^a   Schackert, J ^b   Goetz, P ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amplification; Clinical stages; Oncogenes; Overexpression; Pediatric solid tumors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NEUROBLASTOMA; ONCOGENE C MYB; ONCOGENE N RAS; ONCOGENE NEU; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA;

EID: 0031866794     PISSN: 00282685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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