The guanine triphosphatase (GTPase) activating protein (GAP)-related domain of the neurofibromatosis type 1 gene is not mutated in neural crest- derived sporadic tumours

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 577-579

  Murgia, A ^a   Anglani, F ^b   Vinanzi, C ^a   Polli, R ^a   Basso, G ^c   Perilongo, G ^a   Giangaspero, F ^d   Zacchello, F ^a  

^a Department of Paediatrics ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d Cesena City Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

GAP related domain neuroectodermal tumour; GTPase activating protein; Neurofibromatosis type 1; Neurofibromin tumour suppressor gene

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; NEUROFIBROMIN; PROTEIN P21;

ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL TRANSFORMATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MARKER GENE; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; ONCOGENE RAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

BASE SEQUENCE; GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEINS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; NEUROECTODERMAL TUMORS; NEUROFIBROMIN 1; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEINS; RAS GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEINS;

EID: 0032033817     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(97)10078-8     Document Type: Article

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