The molecular genetics of central nervous system tumors

Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 196-202

  Ng, Ho Keung ^a   Lam, Paula Y P ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Astrocytic tumor; Glioblastoma; Meningioma; Molecular tumorigenesis

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ASTROCYTOMA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHROMOSOME 10; CHROMOSOME 10Q; CHROMOSOME 14Q; CHROMOSOME 19Q; CHROMOSOME 1P; CHROMOSOME 22Q; CHROMOSOME DELETION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; GENE MUTATION; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MENINGIOMA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; ONSET AGE; REVIEW; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 0031921445     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313029800169236     Document Type: Article

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