Plasma Asp 13-Ki-ras oncoprotein expression in vinyl chloride monomer workers in Taiwan

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1053-1058

  Luo, Jiin Chyuan John ^a,b   Liu, Hsien Ta ^a   Cheng, Tsun Jen ^c   Du, Chung Li ^c   Wang, Jung Der ^c  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VINYL CHLORIDE; HRAS PROTEIN, HUMAN; PROTEIN P21;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOSARCOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LIVER CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ONCOGENE K RAS; PLASTIC INDUSTRY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAIWAN; BLOOD; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK;

ADULT; AGED; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS P21(RAS); TAIWAN; VINYL CHLORIDE;

EID: 0032217291     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199812000-00004     Document Type: Article

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