Smoking-related increase of O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase expression in human lung carcinomas

Carcinogenesis

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1247-1250

  Mattern, J ^a   Koomagi R ^a   Volm, M ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

METHYLATED DNA PROTEIN CYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SMOKING CESSATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; O(6)-METHYLGUANINE-DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031878857     PISSN: 01433334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/19.7.1247     Document Type: Article

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