Overexpression of the rhoC gene correlates with progression of ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 147-152

  Suwa, H ^a   Ohshio, G ^a   Imamura, T ^a   Watanabe, G ^a   Arii, S ^a   Imamura, M ^a   Narumiya, S ^a   Hiai, H ^a   Fukumoto, M ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gene expression; K ras; Mutation; Pancreatic carcinoma; rho

Indexed keywords

RHO FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; METASTASIS; ONCOGENE K RAS; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PANCREAS DUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0031974721     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.23     Document Type: Article

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