Normal and rearranged PAX3 expression in human rhabdomyosarcoma

Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 104-109

  Frascella, Emanuela ^a   Toffolatti, Luisa ^a   Rosolen, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 13; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 2; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NEURAL TUBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA;

ADULT; CHILD; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 13; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 2; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FETUS; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA, ALVEOLAR; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA, EMBRYONAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0032055207     PISSN: 01654608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-4608(97)00352-X     Document Type: Article

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